Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2017 (unconditional love
roses bow
kissing the memorial bench
in the garden
Category: Carpe Diem Special
Promise in Red Clouds
Carpe Diem Special #221 Candy’s Showcase first ” promise in red clouds “
red clouds
kiss the edges
of evening
reflected skies float
across the autumn pond
swirls of red
Herman van Rompuy’s 2nd “inaugurate spring”
Carpe Diem Special (3rd guest) Herman van Rompuy’s 2nd “inaugurate spring”
late evening
firefly’s signaling flash
fading glow in grass
lighting bugs’ flashes
reduced to subtle glow
from dewy grass
in the flashlights glow
glistening slime hangs from oak
slugs twirl wildly
Jack Kerouac
Carpe Diem Special #215 Jack Kerouac’s “white clouds”
White clouds of this steamy planet
obstruct
My vision of the blue void
White rose with red
splashes – Oh
Vanilla ice cream cherry!
© Jack Kerouac
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Purple hues of the hibiscus
engulfed
Amid Japanese beetles
Red rose with white
stripes – Oh
Starspangled Banner!
“White Caps on the Bay”
Carpe Diem Special 213 “Whitecaps on the bay” by Richard Wright
Whitecaps on the bay:
A broken signboard banging
In the April wind. © Richard Wright
caught in silken web
a white tipped feather flutters
in the July breeze
Special 210 -Joyce Lorenson
Carpe Diem CD-special #210 Joyce Lorenson’s 2nd “butterfly wings”
Mitchell’s Satyr (Neonympha mitchellii) photographed in Van Buren County, Michigan,
satyrs play
among woodland shadows
summer afternoon
near the coral
green sea turtle grazes
on tips of seagrass
~~~
green sea turtle
basks in the sun
along side a seal
Shadorma – Stardust
Carpe Diem Special #208 Sara McNulty’s 4th “fantasy” shadorma
late at night
the moonlight calls me
whispering
secret tales
clinging tight to a moonbeam
I ride the night wind
star kissed dreams
dance on my shoulders
but briefly
cascading
through the land a I speed by
hair blowing freely
all to soon
the dawn greets me
memories
tucked away
in gossamer strands of hope
the world crowding in
Carpe Diem Special 206
Carpe Diem Special #206 Sara McNulty’s 2nd
with her last breath
she reaches her hand to the air
greeting her husband
~~~
when this life passes
we will walk streets of glory
in a new realm
~~~
at the graveside
your memories dance
making me smile
Chiyo-Ni
Carpe Diem Special #202 Basho’s Disciples: Shiba Sonome’s “nobody sees”
Here are some haiku I liked by Chiyo-Ni ( Shiba Sonome) who lived in the Edo period of Japanese History.
Airing out kimonos
as well as her heart
is never enough. © CHIYO-NI
Again the women
come to the fields
with unkempt hair. © CHIYO-NI
Just for today
using men
for rice-planting. © CHIYO-NI
Rouged lips
forgotton —
clear spring water. © CHIYO-NI
my attempt for a haiku in the same manner
without make up
embracing the dawn –
immersed in beauty
Christmas Eve Choka
Carpe Diem Special #186 Georgia’s 2nd “days of Christmas” (choka)
bundling up again
we leave the Christmas service
colored lights aglow
in windows all over town
we all ooh and aah
at each decorated house
as we drive around
laughter and Christmas carols
echo through the car
demands for hot chocolate
drown out the singing
as night’s chill seeps through our coats
running out of songs
we head towards our warm home
bright stars light the sky
as we watch our breath condense
snow begins to fall
we stand in awe of nature
peace settling on the night
if you like choka here is my favorite from last years 7 days to Christmas
It was Not a Silent Night
or a fun one about our Christmas play
Christmas Play
Ada's Poetry Alcove (2) 