Carpe Diem Haiku Kai Celebrates Its 9th Anniversary: #1851 A Wandering Spirit
ろーすと・あんど・あろーん・あ・わんだーいんぐ・すぴらっと・びにーす・ざ・さん
roosuto ando aroon a wandaaingu supiratto biniisu za san
lost and alone
a wandering spirit
beneath the sun
© よざくら (Yozakura)
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unknown poet
words sprawled in a notebook
yellow and fade
hope in ashes
fragments of dust cling
to the edge of dreams
clamor of crows
snakes through morning mist
settling in trees
pinched with thumb
grass seed scatter
crickets chirp
morning downpour
raised to new heights
afternoon clouds
admiring new signs
of life and blossoms
desert sounds
out of the sun’s way
clouds moving
jaunt in open car
creating our own breeze
beach tent billows
in the summer blue
white clouds
tumbling out we race
into the foaming surf
dancing lights
clouds sprinkle the sun
across water
we wander the shore
searching for new diversion
clouds
colored by open wall
a driftwood lair
exploring the catch
we drag our treasures homeward
curving with the land
a rainbow of clouds
moves out to seaa
evening settles upon us
with a cool shower
Haiku © Jane Reichhold (1937-2016) two-lined strofes by Adas\’s Poetry Alcove
New Year’s Eve
day spent cleaning house
clearing out
planning for a brighter year
leaving baggage behind
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a minute after midnight
my spouse bundles up warmly
takes treats for stray cats
cold air spilling in door
a mixture of sadness and hope
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NewYear’s Day
a squirrel shakes his tail
at the rain
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First rain fall
attempting to wash away
melancholy year
© Chèvrefeuille
mysterious landscapes
backlit by the sun
beckoning
rise and unfold before my eyes
dragons and knights quell fears
as they dissipate
worlds of clouds
sweeping away the mundane
in a gust of wind
mysterious landscapes
forging the terrain
of my imagination
backlit by the sun
forgotten hopes and dreams
remembered
beckoning
my true self emerging
from veiled shadows
rise and unfold before my eyes
new paths and adventures
to conquer
dragons and knights quell fears
of the daily grind –
youth awakened
as they dissipate
I wave goodbye to worry
a smile emerges
worlds of clouds
Spark the imagination
dreams unfold
sweeping away the mundane
cobwebs of my life
trailing
in a gust of wind
a new spring added
to my gait
Carpe Diem Celebrates Its 8th Anniversary, October 2020: #1836 Daydreaming
Challenge 199 Synonyms only- Move & Make
I decided to write a haiku this week and then use a form called Troiku created by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. This form uses each line of the starting haiku as the first line of the next haiku. It does not have to all be related, but I like to challenge myself to create one idea.
autumn colors drift
creating butterfly clouds
swirling around us
autumn colors drift
stirring memories when time
was at a crawl
creating butterfly clouds
enveloping the spirits
of our youthful past
swirling around us
the happiness of childhood
imbues our essence
COLLEEN’S 2020 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 199 #PHOTOPROMPT
Ada's Poetry Alcove (2) 