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Carpe Diem #1069 leafless trees silhouettes knarled fingers grab the moon a leafless tree ©    petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem #1068 camellia samurai hands gently oils the sword blade sweet camellia ©    petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem #1067 poetry reading in the hall crickets chirping poetry reading ©    petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem #1066 beach sand castle dream pounded by the rising tide rocky beach ©    petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem Special #220 Orion, a haibun by Dolores Fegan our featured haiku poetess Surfing the internet can be such a waste of time ....  Or it can be an immersion in the middle of a sea of talent.  All depends on which waves one surfs.  Fortunately I caught on to the wave of haiku.  The waves took me to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai.  There I found Ada's Poetry Alcove.  Such a beautiful place for poetry.  The following is a portion of this post's challenge from host Chèvrefeuille. .. [From my window far overhead and through the trees I can see the constellation Orion. It is clear enough to make out the hilt on his belt. His bow raised high in the sky. I remember my father teaching me the names of the constellations and the stars that made them up. I do not recall all the names, but am forever blessed with fond memories. winter hunter stalking the night sky bow aimed high my father points out the night sky my hand in his © Dolores Fegan] ...

Carpe Diem #1065 stars There is a song about the stars at night being big and bright in the heart of Texas.  There was a time ... oil rigs light from above  starry night ©    petra domina soul bathing in hot springs desert stars ©  Jane Reichhold Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem #1064 driftwood driftwood oak's mighty arm worn smooth ©    petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem #1063 butterfly caterpillar on painted wings among the roses ©    petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem #1062 Candles lanterns swing candle wax on the note sailor's last ©    petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem #1061 waterfall The beauty of the Athabasca River with its turquoise waters was breathtaking.  To think it started with just an icy trickle  ..... glacier frozen in time waterfall ©    petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem #1060 twilight twilight creeping across the valley on firefly wings ©    petra domina Here are the haiku by Jane which she uses as an example for this modern kigo "twilight": darkness slipping in water that cannot be still twilight nautical twilight the sea gives its last light to the sky twilight among early stars sea bird's cry © Jane Reichhold Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem #1059 Harvest Moon peeking through cloudy blinds harvest moon whispering in the nighttime sky moon beams peeling lies in a spiraled heap big moon smiling ©    petra domina "With this prompt we enter the autumn section of Jane Reichhold's "A Dictionary of Haiku" from which I have extracted all the prompts, all modern kigo (seasonwords), for this tribute month. Through the haiku she, Jane Reichhold, uses as examples for the modern kigo I hope to inspire you to create haiku or tanka to honor Jane ... harvest the golden grain color in the moon the harvest moon bringing in the pumpkins yet on the porch © Jane Reichhold And than this beauty, also by Jane Reichhold, but taken from the online version of "A Dictionary of Haiku" ... a real masterpiece: turning out the light renting the room to the moon for a night © Jane Reichhold Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DI...

Carpe Diem Special #219 Dolores' 3rd colorful mushrooms Football stadium lights in the distance are the sign of autumn in the southern states of the US.  The further south, the bigger the stadiums.  And in Texas, football is almost a religion.  The belief starts in young children, boys being players and girls doing the cheering.  Not much headway in the women's movement in this arena.  The leaves will just drop in November with little fanfare or color.  Too much competition from the football lights. fields filled with colorful warriors falling leaves ©    petra domina For full inspiration post click here . "We are encountering autumn in a few days (or spring if you live on the Southern hemisphere) and in these haiku by Dolores I really sense the beauty of departure, letting go, release ....: colorful mushrooms within the decaying tree new life from old leaves and clouds race the setting sun across the lake ...

Carpe Diem #1058 wisdom gracious woman full of love and wisdom generously shared ©    petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem #1057 creek Growing up on a farm has its own kind of special memories:  star filled skies, mud pies, rotten eggs being dropped from the barn loft and ... evening sounds cows saunter single file  by the creek ©    petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem #1056 dew barefoot walking along the path awash in dew ©    petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem #1055 coolness summer outing sitting in the old oaken shade coolness enfolds ©    petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem #1054 Summer Solstice the day cut in half unequally pendulum swings ying and yang splitting time night too short for sleep silent wings in the nighttime forest shortened hunt ©    petra domina Today our prompt is  Summer Solstice  and these are the haiku Jane Reichhold used as an example in her saijiki "A Dictionary of Haiku", in which she introduced modern kigo (or seasonwords): midsummer madness tempered by the knowledge each day is shorter solstice splits between the peach halves a red stone sun summer solstice the gypsy wagon bright with music © Jane Reichhold Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #91 Ese's Voice, our "runner-up" of the "prayers" kukai Partial inspiration post from Chèvrefeuille: silent steps - one more candle illuminates the old chapel © Ese Ese is a long time participant in Carpe Diem Haiku Kai and in an earlier kukai she was the winner and became the featured haiku poetess of November 2015. ...... Ese is a very gifted haiku poetess and she publishes mostly on Twitter and Tumblr. And she created really wonderful haiku: how softly it brushes against the bare backs of mountains a wandering cloud © Ese - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem #1052 Happiness Inspiration post from Chèvrefeuille: same style the blue dress worn more than the black summer fresh my hair washed in sunshine © Jane Reichhold All the above haiku are taken from "A Dictionary of Haiku" a saijiki created by Jane Reichhold with modern kigo (seasonwords). These haiku are from the part of Summer Moods kigo "happiness". I hope I have inspired you ... or ... no I have to say "I hope that Jane has inspired you". on the wings of birds the faint reflection of the sunset - the sound of the wind shadows on the wall one single candle shines its light towards the world after the rainstorm I sit down on the porch smelling the fresh air © Chèvrefeuille - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem #1053 worship Inspiration post from Chèvrefeuille: "Welcome at a new episode of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. This month we honor Jane Reichhold (1937-2016) a tribute to Jane month. Through modern kigo extracted from her "A Dictionary of Haiku" I hope to inspire you all to create a haiku or tanka to honor Jane Reichhold. Today our modern kigo is worship and Jane wrote a few wonderful examples of this modern kigo:" in the beginning all spirit - all holy a world boat to a beach of stones we carry a boat of blossom afloat of prayers the ship of ancestor offerings ready to sail © Jane Reichhold flowing river goose trumpets in bliss spirits move within ©    petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem #1051 Calm Inspiration post from Chèvrefeuille: "Today I have chosen another nice modern kigo extracted from Jane Reichhold's "A Dictionary of Haiku", a complete saijiki in which Jane gathered modern kigo and gave examples of all those modern kigo by creating wonderful haiku. Today I hope to inspire you with calm through the following haiku by Jane:" a certain calm in summer's passing flowers flat seas with the butterfly's flight a certain calm the hour silent before the birds awake waves on sand © Jane Reichhold waxing gibbous moon rising above the treetops growing calm ©    petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem #1049 Fish and frogs Chèvrefeuille's prompt: Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers, As I was preparing the prompt-list for September I ran into several "strange" modern kigo in Jane Reichhold's "A Dictionary of Haiku" and one of those "strange" modern kigo was our prompt for today fish and frogs. Here are a few examples for this modern kigo: heron silence landing in the middle of frog silence silence larger on the lily pad a frog delicate pastels in the pain of a pinch from a crab new moons at the edge of the pond fish milt © Jane Reichhold rainbow in the river a trout ©    petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem #1050 blossoms Our host's Prompt: "...... Jane Reichhold was a haiku personality. There's a lot to know about her, as well as to learn from her. On her page  (AHA!POETRY!)  we learn that she was born in Lima, Ohio, in 1937, and studied Art and Journalism at Bluffton College, Ohio, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Fresno State University, Fresno, CA, and San Francisco State University, San Francisco.  She lives now in Gualala, CA, USA. Okay ... back to our prompt for today: Today our prompt is  blossoms  and Jane wrote wonderful haiku with this modern kigo for spring. Here are a few examples to inspire you: knotted fragrance on spring bare branches blossoms cloud blossoms brush strokes between clusters story-telling branch silence in the blind wind's dance blossoms moonlight among blossoming trees a white parasol silence the blossoms dance © Jane Reichhold All wonderful haiku in the excellent, but fragile, way of Ja...