a red sun sets

 the billowing sail

crimson-kissed by ev'ning light

 sailors' true delight

linked to carpe diem

CD special

tidal marsh pools

magical light and refuge
tiny elvers

into the sea

melting into the sea
the full moon
leaves a candle bright

(c) Jane Reichhold

upon the dawn light

the taper dims and dies

linked to carpe diem

part of the pack

pasture resounds

howling winds roaring through

wolves return the call

linked to carpe diem

sit in silence

                     summer sunset

over the veranda

 changing clouds color the sky

a hush and a prayer  

linked to carpe diem

bards' kingdom

singing songs of yore

inn filled with swaying bodies
rutted road awaits

linked to carpe diem

for the king

I am not very savvy in attaching videos, but this one is worth the 'clicks' to listen ......

Broadsword - YouTube

lord of the realm

on ornate iron throne shall

teach a ruling class

linked to carpe diem

prophecy

through gaseous fumes

 priestess reveals the future 
navel of Gaia

linked to carpe diem

footprints

precious evidence

aboriginals passed this place

  hard path to walk  

linked to carpe diem

ashes

ponder with wonder 

for memories are too sweet

for sadness

linked to carpe diem

.....

lest you run to hide
 embrace the wild fury
a carnal gambol

linked to carpe diem

stripes

This beauty kept me company as we passed through the locks of the Panama Canal recently.....

linked to nf winged

quarry

One of the many local granite quarries, once worked by immigrants, now filled by underground springs and rainwater.....Most are now privately owned 'swimming pools'......


linked to waterworldwednesday

kanpai!

                                                                                   [ I'm second from the left (tee-hee) ]

 message sent aloft

djembe rhythms thrumming hope

vibration of life

linked to carpe diem

tan renga - 'harbour moon'

harbour moon
the loneliness of fishermen
under lighthouse cliff

             (c) Joe of Flat Frog Haiku

adaptable kitty-wakes

greet forsaken sailors  


linked to carpe diem

tan renga - 'I hear you speak'

I hear you speak
waves tumble half a world away
conch’s song

                      (c) Leslie Moon

message on the wild wind 

songs of time and distance

linked to carpe diem

tan renga - embrace

With light in your eyes

                                        You embrace me in your arms
                                                Our hearts beat as one

                                                            (c) The Imaginator

we blaze entwined with passion
unquenchable and deep

linked to carpe diem

tan renga

October forest
with amethyst enchantment
frost greeting sunlight    (Gene)

mythical creatures emerge
wild dancing through the rays



linked to carpe diem

tan renga

gathering seashells
while ocean tide rise and falls
two sisters bicker

                        (c) Sun

mother rises to make a point

the siblings share a grin

linked to carpe diem

tan renga

echoes of the past

                                           resound into the present
                                                  a dream of the sea

                  (Off The Tippet)

alone I listen to the sound

recalling seaside games 

linked to carpe diem

tan renga

the Buddha himself
did not start enlightened
he walked the path

   (c) Cathy Tenzo

 striding forthright and freely

the sun shining upon his face 

linked to carpe diem

rocking

river stones

caressed by flowing water

                                                 pale moon shines 

                             (Becca Givens)

 sensitive moonbeams

 dancing among the rocks

linked to carpe diem

soundings

chanting and humming
gongs immerse the green valley

verdant harmony

linked to carpe diem

by the garden path

an upside down flowerpot

                                                cottage for a toad

                                                                                                   (c) Mark M. Redfearn

shutters made from corn husks

pathway of pottery shards

linked to carpe diem

tan renga

wind jostles the scarecrow
near the heavy-hung cornstalks
                      the summer is spent     (Jessica)

listening ears of corn sigh

anticipating winter

linked to carpe diem

.....

worship on the mount

thin air and carpeted hill

reaching up to god

linked to carpe diem

the fence

pressing dead bodies

against the cyclone fence

zombie hoard

[Well, it's nearly halloween...]

linked to carpe diem

special

feather light kiss

hair raising sensation
 just before dawn

linked to carpe diem

sun god

primeval titan
straddles land and sea

fleeting victory

linked to carpe diem

tan renga

autumn leaves
myriad shades red and gold
begin to fall as snow

                                                                 (Joanne)

 

gentle sounds in forest midst 

descent of jeweled fronds
                                (Joanne, also)

linked to carpe diem

silliness

if mausole can have

a mausoleum - will there be

a grave named for me

linked to carpe diem

ch-changes

growing tribute

fain to honor goddess 

morphing through ages

linked to carpe diem

tanka

hands on her hips

in silk kimono

mysterious smile

 kissing her lips so red

he knows his life is over

linked to carpe diem

rhea's sun

Participation on Carpe Diem has opened my mind to many new ideas and lots of new information....It has prompted me to learn even more on my own about some of our intriguing topics....And I owe this new-found wonder to all my fellow haijun, espec. Chevrefeuille, our gracious host.....

hidden from father

 small god grows with lightning speed

 sound of thunder

linked to carpe diem

babylon

fantastic garden

hanging in the middle east
and my fevered dreams

red tricycle

chariot awaits

resting among colored fronds

young boy steals a ride 

linked to carpe diem

thanbauk

Maybe it will take more practice, but I am not so sure I like this form...It sounds and feels rather awkward...

challenge to all

tear that wall down

a call to life

linked to carpe diem

falling

autumn leaves

myriad shades red and gold

begin to fall as snow

linked to carpe diem

threnody

 graveside sorrow
an old women weeping

sackcloth and ashes

linked to carpe diem

......

path of twisted vines

dripping cool raindrops

 sacred sojourn

linked to carpe diem

.......

                 [shot from my deck]

parting sunset clouds

 with golden glowing sky

the eye of god 

linked to carpe diem

embrace

he told her
he would love her - 
for all eternity

linked to carpe diem

life from the sea

life from the sea
shipwrecked on the sand
                         so many shells     (Cathy Tenzo)

 castaway gingerly wanders 

searching the beach for treasure 

linked to carpe diem

shell

goddess emergence 

by the green shore

sea foam lust

linked to carpe diem

...

cicadas singing 

in the last ray of light -

to welcome the night

linked to carpe diem

special

bodies purified

 cool lake awaits nearby

we all leap in

linked to carpe diem

stranger

 you pass by

not a stranger but a friend

 not yet met

linked to carpe diem

chaos

segmented chaos 

four horsemen in control

ball of confusion

linked to carpe diem

tan renga

Palette of colours

                                      Chrysanthemums bestowing
                                            fragrance everywhere
                                                                       (Atreyee)

 funeral procession has gone

only the perfume lingers

linked to carpe diem

circles

death is not an end
but the seed 
of some other life

djembe circle
vibration of the universe
 my heart skips a beat 

linked to carpe diem

...

Dancing in the Woods, by Taratuphant 

in a tree forest

new age children

remember the past

linked to carpe diem

eclipsed

jungle darkness
 daylight stored in sparkling gems
baobab  festooned

linked to carpe diem

tan renga

green leaves turn orange
amid the colors we see
cold raindrops falling       (JzB)

changing clime of summer's passing

a message in the cool rain 

linked to carpe diem

connected

aboriginal art depicting family life

in the center she stands

rings of family and friends

 ever-widening

linked to carpe diem

goose

by the shallow pond
reflection drawing northern fowl
a warm sun shimmers 

linked to carpe diem

Rockport, Ma. is a granite wonderland.....Quarries in the area were worked for many years by Nordic immigrants....


linked to outdoorwednesday

bundling

conveying straw bales

beasts of burden backs bent
crop of construction

linked to carpe diem

.......

                                                                          Weeping Willow II,  Claude Monet

rustling in the wind

 lets loose her autumn grip

her fronds gone to ground

linked to carpe diem

tonbo

family planning

with heart-shaped presentation

to safeguard the future

linked to carpe diem