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Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month 2017 #13 bamboo (Jane Reichhold) bamboo waving candlelight into the night wind © Jane Reichhold (1937-2016) mere glimpses of the panda resting after its meal ©   petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem Universal Jane #17 fragment and phrase The fun of creating a haiku brings me pleasure.  It is not easy most days.  Occasionally one good one just appears.  This challenge for fragment and phrase is taking several attempts to write, rewrite, modify or totally erase. falling watermelon crunch now flies swarm (not to my liking) hitting the ground watermelon splits cool crunch (still missing something) red white and green cool watermelon beauty flies swarm ©   petra domina Okay, I'll put my name on that last one.  Not great but I like it. Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month 2017 #12 dandelion, dandelion (Ogiwara Seisensui) Here is the "hokku" to work with today: dandelion dandelion on the sandy beach spring opens its eyes © Ogiwara Seisensui stretching leaf covered arms she yawns, exhales a floral breath ©   petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month 2017 #11 taste of nature (Sara McNulty) Here is the "hokku" by Sara to work with: taste of nature– sweet blackberry bushes sing to child and bees © Sara McNulty others hear the siren song jays feast among the thorns ©   petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month 2017 #10 an autumn leaf (Ryokan Taigu) The "hokku" you have to use today is Ryokan's Jisei (death-poem): ura wo mise omote wo misete chiru momiji now it reveals its hidden side and now the other—thus it falls, an autumn leaf © Ryokan Taigu in all its beauty free falling . . . into eternity ©   petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month 2017 #9 leaves float away (Dolores Fegan) autumn evening like whispered prayers leaves float away © Dolores on the coolest of breezes into the moonlight night © petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Chèvrefeuille's Gift to You to Celebrate our First Luster of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai #3 Haiku Puzzler Our host has given this assignment: Below you find an image in which you can find all the lines of these three haiku. To find the three haiku you get three hints: 1. This haiku poet brought haiku into the 20th century by mentioning a modern invention. 2. This haiku is renown all over the globe. 3. At the end of the life of a haiku poet the custom was to write a Jisei (death-poem). This is the jisei of a famous female poet. To make the "haiku puzzler" complete you have to submit the three found haiku including the name of the haiku poet. Have fun! Here is our first "Haiku Puzzler": 2. This haiku is renown all over the globe. water sound frog jumps into an old pond © Basho 1. This haiku poet brought haiku into the 20th century by mentioning a modern invention smoke whirls after the passage of a train  young foliage...

Carpe Diem Namasté, The Spiritual Way #9 Mother's Day lusty passion fills the corners of the world begets a mom ©  petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month 2017 #7 two sets of footprints (Hamish Managua Gunn) two sets of footprints in freshly fallen snow one pair from Kyoto © Hamish Managua Gunn the other pair head toward Nose with a bow  ©   petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month 2017 #8 The flower of a pumpkin (Tomiyashu Fusei) Ishizuchi mo nankin no hana mo ooi nari The flower of a pumpkin as well as Mt. Ishizuchi is great in scale © Tomiyasu Fusei (1885 - 1979) only the mountain lasts to see the new moon rising ©   petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month 2017 #6 first autumn morning (Murakami Kijo) first autumn morning the mirror I stare into shows my father's face .     © Murakami Kijo startled by the visions of horrors from the past           ©   petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

silent steps - one more candle illuminates the old chapel                          © Ese willowy shadows march along the weathered walls             petra domina

Carpe Diem Universal Jane #16 Morning Breeze glistening strands floating across the path on the morning breeze tickles her nose, spider watches her perform web dance ©    petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge 2017 #4 from the Paulownia from the paulownia without a breath of wind-- falling leaves                               © Nozawa Boncho withered hearts without hope drifting slowly to the earth          ©   petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu special #1 "The Poet's Craft", an essay written by Kim Russell I would encourage any visitors to click here .  Kim's essay and poetry are wonderful. a gentle whisper becomes the words of wisdom mind of a poet napkin scribbles and iPhone notes sing in joy © petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge 2017 #3 pink Sakura blush pink sakura blush    spring’s kimono falls to earth silk snatched by a breeze               © Kim Russell maiden left with only her wits                                            © petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month 2017 #2 "the well digger" the well digger comes out into the floating world— the heat!                                                       (c) Yokoi Yayū  even the water in the bucket is cool no longer ©   petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI The wells of the last century required people to go into them and clean out the silt.  My Pawpa and his brother descended into the well and began the cleaning.  Everyone knew the dangers of staying in the wells too long, a build up of toxic gases.  By shear grace a friend came to check.  Both men were in the bottom of the well passed out.  Quick action and they were pulled from the well.  Both survived but Pawpa suffered from lung damages and succumbed to the...

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month (Second Edition), May 2017 #1 on a gust of wind on a gust of wind the cherry blossoms dance through the streets in praise of the Creator                                             © Chèvrefeuille petals clapping in joy filling the air with fragrance                                        ©   petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI