Orchids

Carpe Diem special #115 Tomas Tranström's"The Orchid Blossoms

The orchid blossoms.

Oil tankers are gliding past.

And the moon is full

© Tomas Tranströmer

orchid fragrance

from the butterfly's wings

scenting the clothes 

© Basho

the table set

fragile orchid blossom

plastic dragonfly 

scented bee orchid

among the dry grassy slopes

falsely lures male bees

Inner voice

Carpe Diem Sparkling Stars #12 Tomas Tranström  "inner voice"

moonbeams on porch swing

faces gently bathed in light

proposal God blessed

~

rainfall on rooftop

aware of inner voices -
dancing in rhythm

~

sunbeams streaming down

radiate around your chair -

deception or truth

~

deep silence of night

in a moment of prayer -

inner voice cries out