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