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 

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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 

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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

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.......

                                                                          Weeping Willow II,  Claude Monet

rustling in the wind

 lets loose her autumn grip

her fronds gone to ground

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tonbo

family planning

with heart-shaped presentation

to safeguard the future

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heaven sent

storm's aftermath

ever vigilant he falters not

 facing his god 

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Sailing

Taken during our recent schooner festival...

linked to orangeuglad

nowaki

                                                                                              stock photo

windy plains of wheat

 parted amber waves of grain

our daily bread

     


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                               by Daryl V. Storrs

moonlit fields aglow

listening for my father's song

shine on, harvest moon

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on the rocks

linked to waterworldwednesday

why wait

tonight we wait

the moon and stars shine brightly

is this not enough?

linked to carpe diem

....

linked to nfblo-ma

scary

wicker goddess
will none venture near? 
druid deterrent

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disolved

her hateful stares

 his corpse floats down the river

another victim burns

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uncertainty

wilted by his look

shoulders hunch and feet just drag

falling to her knees

linked to haiku heights

Loon Tune

as the mist descends
mournful cries pierce the gloaming
 calling for his mate

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Inlet or Outlet

Harbor - Manchester-by-the-Sea

linked to scenic weekends

.....

a river of pain

coloring her every thought

whorls of darkness

linked to haiku heights;  River

autumn

I lean on gravestones
cool air and brilliant cover
my elysium

...When I die, I want to go to autumn...

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tropic frolic

sun-soaked breezes
caressing silky plumes 
passion in paradise

[I took this photo in Bermuda....]
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moon tide

linked to waterworldwednesday

early rice

old woman's donabe

redolent of cooking grains

she serves me first

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the fall

 under the tree

the earth trembles at each leaf fall

autumn vibration

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special

as I gaze skyward

the dark clouds move apart

 releasing the moon

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summer's ending

linked to scenic weekends

o-bon...

nonno and nonna

please visit me today

my altar awaits

and when you come

bring mom, dad, and Grace 

the table is set

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tan renga

                                                                    The Kiss by Gustav Klimt

at sunrise -
no words between lovers
just a kiss(c) Wabi Sabi (8/24 2013)


 morning light bathes the passion 
reflected in their eyes

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celestial lantern

autumn moon suspended

dimming city streets

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caged

quaking 

she dreams 
of aspen trees

with dying leaves
turning gold

linked to carpe diem freestyle

frog song

outside my window

a lullaby sung

coqui concerto

[The tiny coqui frog, ubiquitous in Puerto Rico, his name is the sound he makes - all night long!]

linked to carpe diem special

....

whispering coolness

subtle change of atmosphere

 the universe shifts

linked to carpe diem

seated man

his mind knows no bounds

 seeing myriad reflections 

a chair for a ship

linked to carpe diem imagination