Carpe Diem Special Thomas Transtromer
Oak trees and the moon.
Light and mute constellations.
And the frigid sea
© Tomas Tranströmer
These two shots were taken on my way to my mother’s place last November. I stopped my car on the highway to take a shot on my left, this is the moon and on my right the sun was setting in splendour…cold evening but stayed out long enough to get a few shots.
Early moon rise
salutes shimmering star
through naked trees
© Tournesol ’14
A slight change to place “through” at the last line. Thank you, Kristjaan:) It flows smoothly.
Tournesol dans un Jardin 
great shot!
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Thank you:)
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Just lovely — both the photos and haiku 🙂
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I couldn’t help but post the photos…now I know how to shoot panoramic view…imagine having the moon and then the sunset in ONE shot. Man oh man!!
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very pretty!
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Thank you…it is shots like that that can convert anyone!!
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And what a salute it is!
Oak Trees and the Moon
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Thanks…it was lovely to see
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The trees are naked up north already, aren’t they? One of the advantages of desert dwelling is that we have at least some trees with leaves 12 months a year.
Dead Trees & No Moon
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And thank goodness for evergreens here!
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Oh these photos are beautiful and your haiku reflects them perfectly in its lovliness!
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So, these two images were happening simultaneously? Oh that must have been an breath-taking sight to take in!
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It was on each side of the road but very dangerous to drive since I kept checking both sides…fortunately it was a nice country road.
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Early moon rise / salutes shimmering star through / naked trees A gorgeous haiku Cheryl Lynn however I will try to give you a suggestion which makes your haiku a little bit stronger if you don’t mind.
I would suggest you to re-place “through” (in the second line) to the start of the third line. Than your haiku would be more fluid. It’s just a suggestion,
early moon shines
salutes shimmering star
through naked trees
Well … what do you think … it’s just a suggestion ….
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Oh yes, it flows much nicer. Thank you, so much:)
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I think seeing the moon through a canopy has its own magic. (or even a ghostly one)
sooty fingers –
yearning for spilt silver
of a pregnant moon
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I love that line “pregnant moon”, an old country Québecois expression for pregnant is “plein” well, it is not nice to say that to a woman but farmers will say their cow is plein (full)
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