Showing posts with label Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Summer Retreat - Day 3










torn
between two pathway
not knowing
where to go
choices






Summer Retreat - Day 2

Carpe Diem Summer Retreat




small comfort
finding many others
have

Summer Retreat - Day 1









on the horizon

obscured vision
following the light









Sunday, October 8, 2017

Karunesh Desert Traveller 2016

Carpe Diem #1270 desert travellers (Karunesh)


music in my head

swaying to the rhythm

of the camel’s step

Thursday, October 5, 2017

Friday, April 29, 2016

Puddles


Carpe Diem #965 puddles


rainy and alone
I jump in a puddle
someone smiles
other students join in
new friendships made




Friday, January 22, 2016

Carpe Diem #901 fields



in summer fields
invisible insects hum -
butterflies dance

Autumn winds whisper
amber fields of wheat
bow their heads

winter fields entice
dreams of forgotten warmth
blanketed in snow

spring winds -
fields of early flowers
perfume the air

Friday, November 13, 2015

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Indian Fort

Carpe Diem #850 Tsengel (volcano)


 heat and sulfa
 
at the volcano’s rim - 
we argue 


 This volcano named Tsengel Hairhan means "delight holy mountain" in Mongolian. As I looked at pictures of beautiful world around the Altai Mountains I thought of the Pinnacles Of Indian Fort Mountain. These are beautiful mountains in Berea, Kentucky where we hiked as children. This picture was taken just before my brother was diagnosed with leukemia in 1978. It’s not a great shot but it is full of wonderful memories.



forever resting 
my brother’s memory
 
at the Pinnacle 

 



 Here is a video I found that will take you on a sweat free trip through some of the beauty to be found at Indian .Fort

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high above the trees
resting at the mountains edge
hoarse scream of a hawk

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Nap





muggy afternoon
the cicada stops humming
for a nap


~~~

humid afternoon
rocking in his chair
grandpa nods off


~~~

lazy afternoon
summer sounds
lull me sleep




Sunday, July 26, 2015

Ladybugs



gathering ladybugs
from corners where they winter
keeping safe for spring



clearing spring garden
retrieving lady bugs
 from leaf litter

Credit: JYM


summertime joy
watching ladybugs
on garden blooms


autumn afternoon
swarm of ladybugs
                                            on side of house                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              








Friday, July 24, 2015

Lilly of the valley





as fragrance fades
red berries replace the bells
lily of the valley




Strawberries





wild strawberries 
crowding the dandelions
among my iris
  



~~~ 

strawberry sunrise 
spreading a warm glow 
across the lawn  


~~~  

full strawberry moon
resting under our feet

summer rain