Sweetness (haiga) …CarpeDiemHaikuKai #531

“ …It was but yesterday I thought myself a fragment quivering without rhythm in the sphere of life. Now I know that I am the sphere, and all life in rhythmic fragments moves within me”. Khahil Gibran

Chèvrefeuille reminds us about all living things including insects however small are children of Mother Earth just as we are. Sweetness being the theme he sees this as found among all of Mother Nature`s offsprings as well as the sweetness mixed with tang tasted from fruits.
under the hedge
I saw little creatures crawl
between fallen leaves
© Chèvrefeuille

vibrating cobweb
the spider awakens from his sleep
breakfast is served
© Chèvrefeuille

stow away worms
communion of ants
fallen fruit
© Tournesol ‘14/08/03

I get home late,
gnats fly wildly at the door
wise spider waits.
© Tournesol ‘14/08/03

Submitted for: CarpeDiem #531 Sweetness

Willow Tree (haiga) (CPHK – #530 Mist)

willow tree

filters glaring star

birds serenade.

Submitted for: Carpe Diem Haiku Kai #530 Mist

Waterfalls – chutes – haiga (CPHKFamily #1)

(c) Clr - 2014 Yamaska River — (c) Clr – 2014 Yamaska River

affligée par la vie

penchant sur la rive

larmes en cascades

tous les peines

déversent en abondances

chutes acceuillent

craintes, peines

répands en cascades

paisible

flexibility

rooftops, concrete buildings

city waterfalls

river flows

emotions over dams

waterfalls

imitate

tears

river holds

lamenting grief

waterfall

river listens

waterfalls

drown regrets

Photo credits: clr- Tournesol ‘2014

Submitted for: CarpeDiemHaikuFamily#1Waterfall

Day’s end (haiku) CPHK #525

Under the cedars
gathering of the crows
before sun bows.

before the sun bows
birds’ jamboree
then take flight.

Submitted for: Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, Buson, #525 Glimpse of Dawn

Full Circle (CarpeDiemHaikuKai Special#1)

Cherry Trees/High Park © Sara Desjardins Photography — Cherry Trees/High Park
© Sara Desjardins Photography

High Park’s cherry trees
blossoming midst rustling leaves
spilling a soft breeze.

summer solstice looms
lovers kiss on moonlit beach
make love thru the night.

lovers’ departure
last rendezvous’ send-off,
magic mushrooms

pine tree icicles
blizzard warnings outside
threaten fireworks.

© Clr – Tournesol

Vancouver’s Stanley Park is well known for their Cherry trees that were given as a gift from Japan but Toronto, High Park hosts also such a gift from Japan in 1959, having received 2000 trees. Check here, for the History of Sakura; Sakura Hanami is the Japanese translation for cherry blossom viewing or flower viewing. Click here to see the Sakura Watch at High Park 2014. The photos are exquisite!

Submitted for Carpe Diem Haiku Kai Special – Full Circle #1 where you have to use each work per LINE of a series of 4 haiku.

1. cherry

2. leaves

3. breeze

4. solstice

5. beach

6. love

7. departure

8. moon

9. mushrooms

10. icicles

11. blizzard

12. fireworks

for example of the first 3 words:

cherry blossoms bloom
between the young leaves –
the warm breeze

White sun (haiga)

desert horned lizard – Wikipedia

white sun

hot scorching desert

horny toad smiles

Ride home (haiga)

Train runs on time

chasing clouds on the run

whistle blows.

clouds etched in the sky

bales of hay set out to dry

one dark cloud taunts

lightness dims

sun bows gracefully

almost home

darkness greets me solemnly

city lights wink high above.

Unknown sky (haiga)

Carpe Diem #509 Chiyo-Ni (2) ”in an unknown sky”

meigetsu ya ittemo ittemo yoso no sora

autumn’s bright moon,
however far I walked, still afar off
in an unknown sky

clouds horde June sky
walk on darkened path
my dog howls ahead.

A party of five (Haiga)

they all lined up
all dressed to the nines
waiting to party

tea was brewing
cake just out of the oven
cooling

one gentleman in their midst
and four wanting maidens

such a fine day
filled with hope and promise
for one party.

I wanted to get out my daughter’s 20+ year old Barbies but at this late hour, it was a chore to hunt in the hot damp basement, these would have to do. The 3 straw dolls were gifts from my daughter when she was very little, the porcelain lady and gentleman were once attached to bedside lamps belonging to my grandparents some 80 years ago.Oh, and the background of course is my fan for these hot summers. I do look somewhat stylish in the Métro, I dare say.

Week 20 at Haiku Horizon and the prompt is “party”