Bleeding Heart

bleeding heart
falling one by one –
long goodbye

Pat R

1/07/18

Inspiration

falling to the ground
a flower closer to the root
bidding farewell

© Matsuo Basho (Tr. Jane Reichhold)

For Carpe Diem Haiku

 

White Poppy – Tan Renga

PHOTO: Snowy Moonlit Night

white poppy
it must have bloomed
from a wintry shower
© Basho

no missed opportunity
would that I were so blessed

Pat R

12/29/17

For Carpe Diem Haiku

 

Moonflower

ancient warriors ghosts
mists over the foreign highlands –
waiting for the full moon
© Chèvrefeuille

the realm of the moonflower
where everything’s possible

Pat R

12/29/17

For Carpe Diem Haiku

 

 

Tan Renga

The 2nd stanza given to create second Tan Renga:-

My attempt

flock of geese
a late departure –
boisterous © Pat R.

soft winter breeze cherishes
the last colorful leaves

© Chèvrefeuille

11/20/17

From our host:-

deep silence
the shrill of cicadas
seeps into rocks

© Matsuo Bashō (1644-1694)

soft winter breeze cherishes
the last colorful leaves

© Chèvrefeuille

For Carpe Diem Haiku

& For Thotpurge Micropoetry Month

 

 

 

Sacred Sanctuary

lone figure
kneeling at the altar –
in talks with God

2

a sacred quiet.
cool darkness of Cathedral
In talks with God
Pat R

10/15/17

For Carpe. Diem. Haiku

Daily Haiku Challenge

 

OctPoWriMo

 

Nakedness

at swimming hole
reveling in my nakedness
fallen leaves and me

Pat R

10/12/17

For Carpe. Diem. Haiku Prompt: Nakedness

&

Daily Haiku Challenge

 

Into The Sea

melting into the sea
the full moon
leaves a candle bright (Jane Reichhold)

blanket of dry maple leaves
crunch beneath my feet autumn’s gone

Pat R

10/09/17

1. Carpe.Diem.Haiku
2. Daily Haiku Challenge

Red Leaf

1. 

one red leaf
brought by autumn wind
sits alone
at my door others scattered
farther still I pause beguiled

Pat R

10/08/17

Daily Haiku Challenge

For Carpe. Diem. Haiku

&

OctPoWriMo

Distilled from the Robert Frost (1874-1963) poem:

OCTOBER

O hushed October morning mild,
Thy leaves have ripened to the fall;
To-morrow’s wind, if it be wild,
Should waste them all.
The crows above the forest call.
To-morrow they may form and go.
O hushed October morning mild,
Begin the hours of this day slow,
Make the day seem to us less brief.
Hearts not averse to being beguiled,
Beguile us in the way you know;
Release one leaf at break of day;
At noon release another leaf;
One from our trees, one far away;
Retard the sun with gentle mist;
Enchant the land with amethyst.
Slow, slow!
For the grapes’ sake, if they were all,
Whose leaves already are burnt with frost,
Whose clustered fruit must else be lost—
For the grapes’ sake along the wall.

(Source: http://www.poets.org)

Spring Lantern

spring lantern
flickering shadows
entwined

soap bubbles
with a hint of rainbow drift
giving dreams wings

Pat R

10/06/17

For Carpe. Diem. Haiku: Spring Lantern

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Daily Haiku Challenge

OctPoWriMo

 

Harvest Moon

on the varandah
a million stars out tonight
harvest moon

Pat R

10/04/17

For Carpe. Diem. Haiku: Millionaire

&

Daily Haiku Challenge

&

OctPoWriMo