cricket silence
between scraping sounds
autumn begins
© Jane Reichhold
autumn night –
summer birds have fled
leave in silence
autumn night –
birds chirping faintly
in the distance
summer birds have fled
happily following
the setting sun
leave in silence
vanish in thin air
without a trace
fusion-ku
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Response to Carpe Diem #1777 Classical and non-classical in symbiosis …
into the water
where waves ebb and swell
death draws nearer
haiku
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Response to Carpe Diem #1779 Cliffs of Moher … a tribute to Jane Reichhold
October beach
in all the footprints
the tread of shoes Jane Reichhold
waves carry my thoughts away
in a wash of blatant blue
tan renga
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Response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Wednesday #2 October beach (Jane Reichhold)
buzzing friends
following me
disrupts my silence
OR
neglected garden—
mosquitoes slowly drift
among withering honeysuckle
haiku
Copyright © 2019 by Dorna Hainds
Response to Carpe Diem #1762 Mosquitoes …
flood waters
stars too will go to sleep
on top of a rock
rivulets always in motion
silver river streams into sea
still summer
the harvest moon too hot
to enjoy the coolness
under cherry blossom shade
the butterflies are dreaming
morning glories
in the daytime a lock lowered
on the gate
a veil of shimmering white
conceals another new world
chrysanthemum flowers
bloom at the stonemason’s
between stones
colorful leaves of promise
linger with springlike newness
warriors
the bitterness of pickles
in the talk
tongue-tied fools are wasting time
riddled with anxieties
plum blossom scent
since ancient times the word
has been sorrowful
though they have taken their time
the plum tree always blossoms
© Matsuo Basho (1644-1694)
Renga With Basho
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Response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #102 Renga With Basho … ancient times
cricket silence
between scraping sounds
autumn begins
© Jane Reichhold (Source: A Dictionary of Haiku; Section Autumn, subsection Celestial)
autumn afternoon
punctuated by birdsongs
crickets sing no more
haiku
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Response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #101 Photoshopping Haiku “Cricket Silence”
buttercups
peeping through fog
opening to the sun
sunshine lights
on hibiscus leaves before their
own dark
© Jane Reichhold
ruby jewels
bloom under the night sky
flowered fireworks
dancing flame licking night air
watch summer firework
pulsate with life
in a field of green
among tall warm grass
blooming hibiscus
troiku B
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Response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #99 crossroads of summer
buttercups
peeping through fog
opening to the sun
sunshine lights
on hibiscus leaves before their
own dark
© Jane Reichhold
in the early dawn
sunny-illumined blossoms
the stars of night shine
in the early dawn
multitude of suns
bursting with dazzling color
sunny-illumined blossoms
fiery blooms of yesterday
bursting with new life
the stars of night shine
a thousand candles
dotting the green meadow
troiku A
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Response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #99 crossroads of summer
windy weather
calling the flowers by name
each nods
depth of a flower
flying away with the bee
some mystery
© Jane Reichhold (source: A Dictionary of Haiku)
summer swarm
clouded in mystery
drifts from flower to flower
summer swarm
voyagers in golden field
darting to and fro
clouded in mystery
gold(en) buzzing caravan
in a green field
drifts from flower to flower
summer collective
singing so sweetly
troiku/fusion-ku
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Response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #97 depth of a flower (CD Crossroads)
depth of a flower
flying away with the bee
some mystery
© Jane Reichhold (1937-2016)
depth of a flower
gold radiance in the dark
attracts admirers
flying away with the bee
flower-fed hummingbirds
with such swiftness
some mystery
sun illuminated blossoms
here on earth
troiku
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Response to Carpe Diem #1711 flowers (modern kigo) – Troiku
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