KItes

Carpe Diem #590, Kite 

Tattered Kite

clutched tightly by young boy
mended with tape

~

kite set free
line snapped by rival kite

tears and joy

~

tangled kite string
entwined around young boy

your love

~

wild in the wind
trash bag tied to scarlet yarn

together we laugh

Valley stream - Solo Tan Renga

carpe diem time glass #7   Use the photo and haiku to write a sole tan renga

gurgling valley stream

brings joy to the heart of Mother Nature -

Il Silenzio

© Chèvrefeuille

Cascading water
churning river, birthing life

valley of green hope

gushing water streams
new future from mother’s womb

Tea

Carpe Diem "Sparkling Stars" #10, Tea  

inspiration from Haiku poet Yozakura (1640-1716)

deep silence

only the sound of boiling water

an empty cup

© Yozakura

all alone

at the foot of Mt. Fuji -

tea and nothing else

© Yozakura

in this tea house

the smell of cherry blossoms

scooping hot water

© Yozakura

My Tea poems:

embracing teacup

whiffs of sweet raspberry

heat penetrates hands

tea-party with bears

taste of imagination

sipped with great pleasure

Tan Renga Challenge

The goal of Tan Renga Challenge is to write a second stanza of two lines (classical syllables-count 7-7) towards another haiku. The idea is to complete the Tan Renga is by associating  on themes from the haiku.

Our challenge is to complete Ese's haiku on pine trees.   Here are my attempts:

fingertips

stroking scales of pine cone

                - forest memories        (Ese)

each stroke of piano key

caressing suppressed heartache

fingertips

stroking scales of pine cone

                - forest memories        (Ese)

fingertips digging in soil

burying old dreams and new

More Haiku - Milky Way

Amanowaga (Milky Way) Carpe Diem prompt

nippy autumn air

glorious milky pathway

lighting the way home

mouth of the serpent

poised to swallow heaven

my heart and my dreams

silent great horned owl
sails star encrusted river

navigating mice

More Autumn Haiku

harvest moon waning 

leaves blow hither and thither

tapping woodpecker

just before evening

wild geese break formation

honking noisily 

Autumn

Today's prompt is based on poetry by Shiba Sonome.  It must have two sense words and be about autumn.

wet leaves cover path

crickets chirp in surround sound

collar turned to cold

dense fog covers ground

harvest moon caught in branches

screech owl breaks stillness

cold air stings the lungs

colorful leaves tipped with frost

woodpecker tapping

Smoke swirls from chimney

dry leaves crunch with each footstep

bus screeches to halt

Solitude

Solitude of night

Dark peppered with intrusive 


Dripping of faucet 

 2/2/2012

Leaf gently swaying

leaf gently swaying

caterpillar chewing stalk

too soon both will fly

Looking Back

beneath uncut grass

abandon tricycle rusts

childhood long vanished

underneath the boughs

forgotten tree house decays

remnant of passage

Haiku 2011

cold gray atmosphere

freezing sleet covering all

hopes of a snow day

Autumn Haiku

late rose blossoms

crimson against the pale sky

petals tipped with frost

cool winds whisper change

trees shed their summer garments

gaily children rake

trees in autumn splendor

spread their cloaks upon the ground

bowing to the wind

cool air stinging ears

loud snores reverberating

crickets incessant

GOD SPEAKS IN SIMPLE WAYS

Doing another Beth Moore Bible study and thinking back to a troubled time. Rummaged though my old poems to find this. (Actually could have, but am organized with Microsoft access index of my poetry) This was not about the poem, but the help.


GOD SPEAKS IN SIMPLE WAYS


In the late evening I prayed;
Tears streaming down my face.
How can I endure?
Of what value am I?
Tell me what your will is Lord.
Why won't you answer me?
Immersed in my doubts and fear
Wondering how to endure.
Suddenly my child appears,
Quietly taps my arm.
I brush away my tears.
Gathering strength from some unknown reserve
I carry my child back to bed.
He asks about God and we talk
Of all the good things he has given us.
As I return to my room
A sense of calm ensues,
I realize God is my resource.
My energy and control gifts from Him.
He was listening after all.

1992