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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 DIEM HAIKU KAI




Comments

  1. bailiSeptember 21, 2016 at 12:32 AM

    wow loved the sun set ,well taken ,with beautiful poetry loved it more

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    1. JaniceSeptember 21, 2016 at 2:45 PM

      My husband captured that shot on Cape Cod. Glad you enjoyed.

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  2. Yamini MacLeanSeptember 21, 2016 at 11:34 AM

    Hari OM
    Moonrise rather than sunset methinks - and your words arisen from its presence are a delight! YAM xx

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    1. JaniceSeptember 21, 2016 at 2:47 PM

      Yes, haaavest moon was what one of the Cape Cod natives said as Hubby snapped the photo. That was in 2005! janice xx

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  3. TournesolSeptember 22, 2016 at 12:11 AM

    Your photo is just perfect...really enjoyed your series here, Janice!

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    1. JaniceSeptember 22, 2016 at 2:50 PM

      That pleases me for you to enjoy one of my writes.

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2016 at 2:08 PM

    Very productive tonight...the whispering moonbrsms idea is a very nice one

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2016 at 2:08 PM

    Very productive tonight...the whispering moonbrsms idea is a very nice one

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    1. JaniceSeptember 22, 2016 at 2:53 PM

      Well, and whispering 'neath the moonbeams can be pretty awesome, too. Mmmmmmm.

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  6. JaniceSeptember 22, 2016 at 2:50 PM

    Thanks, Jen

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