Tag: Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

#Haiku: Plum Flowers

plum flower branchescasting shadows in lamplighton cloth fusuma At Carpe Diem, we have been asked to re-work the following haiku: arranging the plum-flowers,I would enjoy them in the light of the lamp,as if in the moonlight © Taigi (1709-1771 ?)

#Tanka: Morning Glory

morning glory! the well bucket-entangled, I ask for water © Chiyo-Ni raindrops on purple petalsglistening orbs reflect light ©2019 Linda Lee Lyberg Today, we have been given the challenge to transform a haiku by Chiyo-Ni into a tanka. Carpe Diem Haiku Kai: #1775 Morning… Continue Reading “#Tanka: Morning Glory”

#Haiku: A Field of Dried Grass

journeys abrupt endsilent wind rustles througha field of dried grass Carpe Diem: #1773 Kick off A month full of Beauty- A field of Dried Grass- Basho

#Haiku: Virginia Bluebells

carpenter bee restsdrawn to Virginia bluebellsswaying in the breeze Carpe Diem Haiku Kai: #1772 Virginia Bluebell

#Troiku: Fireflies

longing for the grassemerging from the damp earthlightning bugs take wing at the bottom of the poolgreen bullfrog awaitsautumn’s glowing feast those firefliessending signals for a matehoards of blinking lights At Carpe Diem, we have been challenged to write a troiku using the following… Continue Reading “#Troiku: Fireflies”

#Haiku: Tomtit

fluffy tomtit perchedon frosty crystal thorned branchsinging to the sun Carpe Diem # 1770 Tomtit

#Haiku: Crows

black crows on stone crossgazing up at pebble grey skywaiting for raindrops Carpe Diem Haiku Kai: #1768 Crows