quiet of the night (haiga)

quiet of the night
swaddles me tenderly
in blessed silence
~
in blessed silence
I finally find voice
my soul whispers

Carpe Diem Sparkling Stars

sweetened with love (haibun-Haiga festival)

Since I received a belated birthday bouquet of roses today, it is only common sense to write about that. After all, we are far from seeing any budding blossoms here and these are my first flowers of 2015. The fragrance of roses is that much sweeter when given with love from a child…another special day.

on a March day
searching for blossoms
Mother’s birthday

Mother’s birthday
celebrating decades
scent of a rose

scent of a rose
mother weeps with joy
counts her blessings

Carpe Diem “First flowers”

faith wins despair (haiga)

embracing cascades
spilling into dark waters,
release her despair

seeking refuge
leans over the footbridge,
faith holds her back

Haiku Horizons “refuge”

War and Fame ( haiga)

beware! tongues of fame
slyly twist words of passion
giving glory to war

~~~

folks who wag their tongues
selfishly seeking fame
feed war among friends

Gossiping Rooks.. by quaddie@ deviantart

gossiping rooks
seeking attention and fame
wage wars of feathers

Carpe Diem Bird Feathers

RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge #33 Fame&War | ronovanwrites//

Love letter (haiga)

I struggled with this one and am just putting this out there. Something to work on.

by soft candlelight
opens his heart with passion,
pens with feathered quill

by dancing flame
unleashes his love for her,
with feathered quill

under dim light
opens his vulnerable heart,
pens with feathered quill

under candlelight
declares unfettered love
with feathered quill

© Tournesol ’15

CP Bird Feathers

Carpe Diem: Back To Basic

a lovely haiku and for those who are interested in writing more, the writer had even noted the steps for a Classical Haiku.

Reading Pleasure

Done for Carpe Diem. We are to:

Describe a moment as short as the sound of a pebble thrown into water;
2. use 5-7-5 syllables;
3. Use a kigo (or seasonword);
4. Use a kireji (or cuttingword);
5. Sometimes a deeper spiritual or Zen-Buddhistic meaning;
6. First and third line are interchangeable.