Carpe Diem #1844 Returning Back To Normal (I Hope)
cautious journey
meeting newest grandson
ten months late
summertime journey
obscure paths explored
still social distancing
Carpe Diem #1843 Troiku Challenge 1: Mist Clouds
roaring down the beach
at the height of winter waves
mist clouds
© Jane Reichhold (1937-2016)
roaring down the beach
tufts of white foam
flapping in the wind
at the height of winter waves
surfers gearing up to catch
wind fetch gracing coast
mist clouds
ramble the rock face
heightening the surge
fragile beauty
cranberries covered with sugar
first hoarfrost © Chèvrefeuille
fragile beauty
windows glazed over
crystal frost feather
cranberries covered with sugar
garnish rich cake tops
abet temptation
first hoarfrost
crying kitten wakes household
to winter wonderland
Carpe Diem #1804 New Beginnings … candlelight
Candlelight -Fusion-ku
a new year
rising from wild seas
a few stars
filling
the glass with candlelight
champagne
© Jane Reichhold (1937-2016)
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beyond wild seas
champagne colored stars rising
filling the new year
beyond wild seas
searching for your vessel
disquieted heart
champagne colored stars rising
shinning upon the waves
bringing light and hope
filling the new year
with songs and prayers of joy
as you approach
Carpe Diem #1799 New Beginnings … a huge wave (Crossroads feature)
a huge wave
thundering across the beach
my birthday
sky-clad
the new-born comes wrapped
in previous lives . Jane Reichhold
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sky – clad dreams
thundering wave crashes
wrapped in memories
sky – clad dreams
fill the air with excitement
newborns first cry
thundering wave crashes
emotions run rampant
new parents
wrapped in memories
grandparents kindly smile
treasure-trove of love
Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #111 Troiku … New Beginnings … Lotus starts to bloom
in deep prayer
eyes closed in devotion –
Lotus starts to bloom
in deep prayer
grandmother chants
a favorite verse
eyes closed in devotion
she slowly nods
mother smiles faintly
lotus starts to bloom
whistling kettle, sweet aroma
draw her back again
Carpe Diem #1687 Troiku Month (16) Heat Waves
heat waves
bringing to the desert
an ocean view
© Jane Reichhold (extracted from “A Dictionary of Haiku”, the online version)
heat waves
atmospheric shimmering
summer pavement
bringing to the desert
spreading color
a quenching rain
an ocean view
wave after breaking wave
desert of sameness
Carpe Diem #1686 Troiku Month (15) Nightingale
to listen,
fine not to listen, fine too…
nightingale © Chiyo-Ni (1703-1775)
to listen,
sounds of the night
stir with mystery
fine not to listen, fine too…
late night cricket serenade
the creak of the swing
nightingale
your soft trill
fills the emptiness
Carpe Diem #1685 Troiku Month (14) pink sakura blush
pink sakura blush
spring’s kimono falls to earth
silk snatched by a breeze © Kim R. Russell (2017)
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