Carpe DiemExploring The Beauty Of Haiku #1825
example:
skating in the moonlight
after the dispute
the sound of windmills
© Yasuomi Koganei
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Carpe Diem #1824 Yasaka-ji (temple 47)
Carpe Diem #1822 Kanjizai-ji (temple 40)
The deity of the Kanjizai-ji temple temple is called Benzaiten. She is one of the seven gods of fortume. She is a deity of treasure and arts. She is said to prevent natural disasters and bring rich harvest.
harvest prayers
fortune of the gods
aroused
In Japanese kaeru means “frog” but can also mean “change.” Thus, the kaeru frogs can change (kaeru) bad luck to good, poor to wealthy, sick to healthy, etc. This stone statue is near the Kanjizai-ji temple.
waiting change
outside the kanjizai-ji temple
a golden frog
Carpe Diem #1821 Ryozenji (the first temple)
Vulture’s Peek is said to be the second holiest place in Buddhism. The budda use to sit below the mountain peek at the entrance of a cavern in retreat and teaching and in meditation. The peek is. also inhabited by many vultures. At one time a small temple stood there.
Carpe Diem #1817 Renga With … Jane Reichhold … Moonlight Moving
moonlight moving
with the gate as the servant girl
takes an evening
escaping reality
for an hours leave
morning fog
dreams not buried
deep enough
fantasies of passion
Add color to pale cheeks
Saturday rain
desire by a warm stove
for an affair
she giggles shyly
at the new delivery boy
spring sunshine
the strangeness of his perfectly
normal thumbnail
brief moments affection
spanning the years
waterfall
delicate forms
for a spirit
celebrating another
death day anniversary
kids laughing
in the neighbor’s house
the childless couple
smiling at lilting breeze
rocking and holding hands
Ten Renga – Winter Chrysanthemum
Carpe Diem #1807 Two Hearts Become One
Carpe Diem Tan Renga Wednesday #12 a last leaf
© Chèvrefeuille
Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #114 Renga With … beach diamonds
beach diamonds
a new day crystallized
in sunny surf foam © Jane Reichhold
birds darting out of waves length
shadows bounding alongside
flute melodies
across green ocean waves
spring meadows © Jane Reichholdpoem
butterflies rise together
forming rainbow of color
cold spring breeze
makes the cherry blossom shiver
one heartbeat long © Chèvrefeuille
girl reaches for lost balloon
I hold my breath, hoping
The wind from Mt. Fuji
I put it on the fan.
Here, a souvenir from Edo © Basho (Tr. Ryu Yotsuya)
droning music of insects
creates sleepy afternoon
watch birth and death:
the lotus has already
opened its flower. © Soseki Natsume (Tr. Soiku Shigematsu)
new ducklings approach water
startled by splashing frogs
dervishes whirling
– seeking a higher consciousness
third eye opens © Chèvrefeuille
blowing one more dandelion
into the amber sunset
Carpe Diem’s Tan Renga Wednesday #11 family tombstone
Ada's Poetry Alcove (2) 