celebration

Carpe Diem weekend-meditation #4 

Soliloquy no renga (solo-renga): 

Celebration




celebration
finally winter has gone
early plum blossoms

© Chèvrefeuille

delicately frosted
by last evening's snowfall

morning sun
melting winter's breath
droplets forming

drip, drip, dripping
into a light filled puddle

each drop
spreading the light
concentric circles

rippling toward the puddle's edge
tiny waves on a small sea

warmth of sun
awakening those hibernating
the frog wriggles

from the the muddy depths
squinting in the bright light

raspy croaking
searching for the right note
to win her heart

bringing his deepest tone
his bellows filling the air

plumb clouds at sunset
bring a chill as night falls
across the old pond

petals zigzags to the pond
confetti celebration


©  petra domina


Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI 






Comments

  1. humbirdOctober 1, 2017 at 8:26 PM

    Love the image you draw with your words...

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    1. JaniceOctober 1, 2017 at 8:30 PM

      I just was thinking about the pond we had in our back yard before we moved. We had a couple of frogs that would announce spring.

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  2. JaniceOctober 1, 2017 at 8:29 PM

    Thank you so very much, Lolly.

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  3. Cressida de NovaOctober 2, 2017 at 12:14 PM

    This is gorgeous writing. Well done !

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  4. ChèvrefeuilleOctober 2, 2017 at 2:21 PM

    Extraordinary beautiful soliloquy no renga Janice. Well done.

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  5. JaniceOctober 2, 2017 at 4:07 PM

    I love the images that come to mind while working on a challenge.

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