First Dream (hatsuyume)

Carpe Diem #658 First Dream (hatsuyume)

first dream of the year

fresh snow in the garden

daffodils shiver 

 ~

the wind stirring

first dream of the new year

with gentle song 

 ~

waking slowly

your arms entwined around me 

first dream of the year

Repetition

Carpe diem Writing Techniques #3 Repetition

my daughter, my daughter

oh what have you done

to your long hair

~

my son, oh my son

why have you grown

- so quiet

silently snow falls

covering the village path

- silence falls

~

noisy jenny wren

chirping at day break

noisy, so noisy

little jenny wren

sings early in the morning

oh so, so early

oh spring, oh spring

how I long for you 

- oh spring

Mirror Rice Cakes (Kagamimochi)

Carpe Diem #643 mirror rice cakes 

New years food for us growing up was always pork and sauerkraut.  This year we were at friends and had hoppin johns a dish made with blackeyed peas and served over rice which was their traditional food.

every new year

sauerkraut and pork

for good luck

New Year’s tradition

hoppin’ johns 

traced to civil war

to honor the dead

rice cakes left at the temple

little mouse obliged

Juxtaposition

Carpe Diem Writing Techniques #1 "juxtaposition"

Out early this morning and took these two photos that fit today's challenge

in the same sky

moon and sunrise

vying for attention

Rainbow

Carpe Diem Time Glass  #16 Rainbow

across the river

a rainbow

bridges the divide

moonlit October

churning of falls

alluring moonbow 

in the parking lot

psychedelic rainbow

trapped in oil

(In our area we have one of the only places you can see a moonbow.  Cumberland Falls is one of only two places where there is a consistent reoccurrence of a lunar rainbow.  The only other one is Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.  I've not seen one yet but would like to someday.  

Sacred Rope (Shimekazari)

Carpe Diem #642, Sacred Rope (Shimekazari)

cotton balls, glitter

paper plate

treasured angel wreath

~

wrapped in braided yarn

my children's garbage bag wreath

displayed with honor

Spring Kimono (Harugi) ( Winter Clothes)

Carpe Diem # 641 Spring Kimono (Harugi)

Can't exactly relate to the Spring Kimono in January so did something a little more familiar to me.

pristine leather

mink oil rubbed in

new winter boots

ribbons and lace

fresh starched cotton

new Sunday dress

new scarf and gloves

donned to greet

winter’s first snow

First sun

Carpe Diem #640 first Sun (Hatshi)

for the party goers

the new year’s first sun

arrives too early

early morning

first sun of the year beckons 

through the blind

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Troiku from my second first sun haiku

early morning

first sun of the year beckons 

through the blind

early morning

awakened

by winter rain

first sun of the year beckons

giving hope of winters thaw

not far away

through the blind

the winter cold

deceptively warm

Iio Sogi "this autumn sky"

Carpe Diem Special #125, Sogi's first "this autumn sky"

ah, for coolness,

it rivals the water's depth -

this autumn sky

© Iio Sogi (1421-1502)

this autumn breeze

tangled with scents of summer

ah, delight

ah, the warmth

golden fields of wheat beckoning

in the autumn sun                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Orange

Carpe Diem Time Machine #1, orange

orange fire ball

burns through the tree silhouettes 

autumn day break

amongst all the brown

orange against garden wall

poison ivy

tangerine sky

melts in the breeze

autumn evening

Björn Rudberg's "the old oak's roots"

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge #67, Björn Rudberg's "the old oak's roots"

BJÖRN RUDBERGS WRITINGS

the old oak’s roots -
reach from past to future
recall last year                                 (c) Björn Rudberg

listen, listen carefully
oak leaves rustling secrets              (c) Chèvrefeuille

my attempt

the old oak’s roots -
reach from past to future
recall last year                                 (c) Björn Rudberg

vigor, triumph, endurance          
burning leaves  conjure favor              (c) Dolores

Last Year

Carpe Diem #639 Last Year (Kozo)

half a century

squeezed into silver sequins

last year’s birthday