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  Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, a new episode: flower market After a long absence our wonderful mentor has returned to challenge us novice haiku writers.  If you will click here , you will see the challenge post for this week. depth of a flower flying away with the bee some mystery (C) Jane Reichhold (1937-2016) On the flower market A mysterious woman selling  - Her broken heart (C) Chèvrefeuille - - - - - - - - - - - - moonflower radiates in darkness taste of death © Petra Domina For more beautiful poetry visit  Chèvrefeuille's blog, Carpe Diem Haiku Kai .

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...

Carpe Diem #1799 New Beginnings ... a huge wave (Crossroads feature) "Today I have chosen two haiku written by her ( Jane Reichhold)  and I love to challenge you to create a "fusion-ku" and with that "fusion-ku" a Troiku ... (more on Troiku above in the menu). Here are the two haiku by Jane to work with: a huge wave thundering across the beach my birthday sky-clad the new-born comes wrapped in previous lives © Jane Reichhold (extracted from the online Saijiki "A Dictionary Of Haiku", section "New Year")" pain filled wave the future is now crowned as grandma smiles pain filled wave engulfing all who stand near just breathe the future is now crowned in the pink, chubby fist mom's finger as grandma smiles dreaming of future adventures seeing the past in that face © petra domina As I read the challenge and the two haiku I thought of my husband's birth.  He is in his 80th year.  ...

Carpe Diem's Tan Renga Wednesday (8) New Year's Morning New Year's morning the first day begins in the same dream © Jane Reichhold (1937-2016) awakened to reality by rockets red glare © petra domina Enjoy haiku or other forms of Japanese poetry?  Would you like to learn more about the art of haiku?  Maybe you just want to read some nice poetry.  Come on over the Carpe Diem Haiku Kai .

Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #88 Crossroads ... Sea Cliffs The challen ge from our host,  Chèvrefeuille,  is to fuse the following two haiku into one.  Then create a troiku from the fusion.  Here are the two haiku to use for your "fusion-haiku": coming to sea cliffs the off-shore breeze raises a flower fragrance curving with the land a rainbow of clouds moves out to sea © Jane Reichhold (Taken from: "A Dictionary of Haiku", a Modern Saijiki) sea cliffs awash with flower fragrance rainbow mist forms   sea cliffs   rise above the pounding surf   puffin nests      awash      with flower fragrance      humble trellis         rainbow mist forms         papa puffin dives for food         sea cliff nursery             © petra domina Not a puffin 😁

Carpe Diem #1664 Tan Renga Challenge Month May 2019 (11) Tan Renga Hineri "Only Tracks" Our host,  Chèvrefeuille, gave this assignment: Here is our delayed post as mentioned yesterday. Today I love to challenge you to create a Tan Renga Hineri. That means: I will give you a haiku to work with. You have to add a minimum of three stanza and a maximum of five stanza. You have to create the 2nd stanza, the 3rd stanza (a haiku) and a 4th stanza (two lined). If you are inspired enough than you can add also a fifth stanza (a haiku) and a 6th stanza (two lined). Try to create a "short story" and try to "close the chain" with a "ageku" (closing verse) that refers to the 1st (given) stanza. late summer alone on the beach with only tracks                © Jane Reichhold imprints left on so many shifting grains of sand rocks not a bed for rest death's rattle never ending spirit takes flight in words ocean waves refresh so...

Carpe Diem #1661 Tan Renga Challenge Month May 2019 (8) Beginning of Autumn Here is the haiku to work with: cricket silence between scraping sounds autumn begins © Jane Reichhold And now it is up to you to create the second stanza of this Tan Renga. cricket silence between scraping sounds autumn begins © Jane Reichhold leaves thirst as sap recedes yellow, red and orange remain ©   petra domina

Carpe Diem #1657 Tan Renga Challenge May 2019 (4) Ocean Sanctuary sunday morning  all the waves in white kneeling on the beach © Jane Reichhold (Taken from "Ocean Sanctuary" an anthology of haiku inspired on the North Coast of California) The challenge is to add two lines to this haiku. sunday morning all the waves in white kneeling on the beach                                     © Jane Reichhold without loosing their virginity monks bow in front of Mother   Mary             © Chèvrefeuille My take on this: sunday morning all the waves in white kneeling on the beach                                     © Jane Reichhold black and white stilts act as priests   incense smells of sea mist          ...

Carpe Diem #1270 desert travellers (Karunesh) weary camels rest sparks spiral skyward day's warmth retreats  skirts whirl through dreams to the music of the desert ©    petra domina To hear the music that inspired this post click here .  The music is toward the end of the post.  A facinating article about desert nomads making a yearly trek is here . Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI  

Carpe Diem #1249 despair  despair among trees leaves ©    petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem #1225 cool, cool evening, cool wind (Suzushi,Ryofu) frolicking in the coolness of the river one lone swan ©   petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem #1224 dunes lumbering camels heads bob above the dune watery mirage ©   petra domina Ok, so my Hubby just noticed I was sitting in my easy chair with my laptop on my outstretched legs and my head bobbing.  When asked what I was doing I had to admit I was imagining being a camel walking across the desert. Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI  

Carpe Diem Writing and Enjoying Haiku #3 classical haiku summer heat surrounds dragonfly seems not to mind hopeful thunder claps  ©   petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem #1223 Raspberry raspberry jam lustrous temptation arises ©   petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem #1222 Beach Mediterranean Seacoast, Nice, France, 7-2-2017  cool blue breeze skips across pebbly seashore bare skin soaks up the sun's gaze ©    petra domina Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Carpe Diem #1221 Cockroach (Gokiburi) journey ends welcome home cockroach © petra domina My first thought when I saw the prompt was, "uck!"  We have just returned from a trip celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary.  What a welcome, a cockroach. Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

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 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 #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