toward the blue sky
a constellation gathers
withering chrysanthemums
floating in the color
of voluminous stars
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Tag: TANKA
MADD REDS 2020 #02
hand-held fireworks…
the beggar child
plucked so many
red-gold chrysanthemums
on a night of fireworks
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MADD REDS 2020 #01
nightlife
embers escape
from a bonfire
becoming
neon butterflies
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THE PATH OF ENLIGHTENMENT
in the sky
in the wandering wind
the weight of grief
haiku
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Response to Carpe Diem #1823 The Path Of Enlightenment
KANJIZAI-JI
a speck of dust
all that is left behind
after death
OR
cosmic dust
all that we are
after death
haiku
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Response to Carpe Diem #1822 Kanjizai-ji (temple 40)
RYOZENJI
day vigil
temple monks
humming their hymns
haiku
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Response to Carpe Diem #1821 Ryozenji (the first temple)
SHIKOKU ISLANDS
on temple ground
some leafy pilgrims
have yet to depart
haiku
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Response to Carpe Diem #1820 Introduction to Shikoku Island
KITTENS
the timeless purr
of contentment
cats
OR
a sprinkling of stars
cats walking
whenever, wherever
haiku
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Response to Carpe Diem #1816 kittens
WISTERIA BEANS
wisteria beans
let’s make that a theme for haikai
a flower fruit
© Basho (Tr. Jane Reichhold)
counting purple raindrops
as they fall one by one
tan renga
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Response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Wednesday #14 Wisteria Beans
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
snow flurries
baby’s first smile
on the ultrasound
haiku
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Response to Carpe Diem #1813 Love At First Sight
