on blades of grass
beads of water teeter
awaits break of dawn
Pat R
8/23/15
Try to choose a favorite haiku or tanka and tell us why you do like it and try to write/compose an all new haiku or tanka.
Here is my choice.
Fukuda Chiyo-ni (Kaga no Chiyo) (福田 千代尼; 1703 – 2 October 1775) was a Japanese poet of the Edo period, widely regarded as one of the greatest female haiku poets.
kawa bakari
yami wa nagarete
hotaru kana
the only river
where darkness flows:
fireflies (Chiyo-ni)
Why I like it? The imagery that came to me was that it had to truly be a heavy swarm of fireflies to give the image of a ‘glowing flow’. I looked up ‘swarms of fireflies’. Its a mating ritual. How relatable is that? Putting our best foot forward in the hopes of attracting a mate.
The following haiku was inspired by Chiyo-ni’s haiku
(A rewrite)
dark of night
earthbound stars twinkle –
fireflies
2
whirlpool in the creek
the colors
of autumn
PR
8/22/15
For other responses follow link below.
http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.com/2015/08/carpe-diem-utabukuro-8.html?m=1
Photo credit: Yellow Nile
Yellow Nile Blue Nile
White Nile – by every other name
The Nile from antiquity
Still influencing cultures
Pat R
8/22/15
Post in response to Carpe Diem Haiku Prompt, for other responses and further reading on the prompt follow link below
http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.com/2015/08/carpe-diem-804-yellow-nile-wadi-howar.html?m=1
Islands of Lake Tana
a place for oneness with faith
on sacred sites
Pat R
8/22/15
For further reading on this prompt from Carpe Diem Haiku please follow link below
http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.com/2015/08/carpe-diem-803-lake-tana.html?m=1
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