Carpe Diem #1804 New Beginnings ... candlelight instantly flaming candles fill the sky a new year instantly warm lips meet melting the cold flaming candles fill the sky smoke fills the air stars obscured a new year corks pop as flutes clink a sea of people © petra domina To anyone who stops by for a read the following was the challenge for today's work: "Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers, Yes ... another episode of our wonderful Kai, because I was late with our Monday episode, "snowdrops". Today I love to challenge you two times. I love to challenge you to create a "fusion-ku" with two given haiku and to create a Troiku with your new "fusion-ku". I have chosen two haiku by Jane Reichhold extracted from her online Saijiki "A Dictionary of Haiku", section New Year. Here are the two haiku to work with: a new year rising from wild seas a few stars filling the glass with candlelight champ
Hari OM
ReplyDelete... reread this one several times, with cogitation between each reading... I was floating with the strand until it was hit by hate. It surely is a feeling which convicts - and sentences - us... more power to your 'pen'! YAM xx
Glad you were able to get something from this.
Delete__ I, with due respect do apologize, having shuffled the last two lines of your good verse. Just... a humble mirror's view.
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Suddenly ensnared by love; they are free to hate no more.
A positive take on the world is always good.
DeleteNicely done Janice. I think you have created a strong tanka.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kristjaan. Your words are so encouraging!
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