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silk

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Carpe Diem #1365 Silk with nimble fingers fine silk cloth is woven the sash is loosened hands trembling frenzied anticipation ©    petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI  

Tian Shan Mountains

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Carpe Diem #1364 Tian Shan Mountains (Northern route) Tian Shan Mountains (image found on Pinterest) mountain winds singing heavenly songs blowing a wish ©    petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI  

sea of death

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Carpe Diem #1363 Taklamakan Desert (the "Sea of Death")(Northern route) swaying a finger draws in the sand empties thoughts ©    petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI  

journey begins

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Carpe Diem #1361 Chang'an (Northern Route) [...] "After the usual time of the exercise in meditation had passed, Govinda rose. The evening had come, it was time to perform the evening's ablution. He called Siddhartha's name. Siddhartha did not answer. Siddhartha sat there lost in thought, his eyes were rigidly focused towards a very distant target, the tip of his tongue was protruding a little between the teeth, he seemed not to breathe. Thus sat he, wrapped up in contemplation, thinking Om, his soul sent after the Brahman as an arrow." [...] (Source: Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse) morning sun falls across the haunches pack horse blessed ©    petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI  

Silk Road

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Carpe Diem #1360 Along The Silk Road - Introduction threads of silk weaving together cultures ©    petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI