photo: (c) 2012 Saradunn
rosa rugosa: wild rose / Downeast Maine
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pink granite path
thru blueberries~ blackberries
rosa rugosa
scent of the sea ~ wind in hair
seagulls cry
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prompt: how color brightens a path
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Kathabela Wilson ~ Tanka Poets on Site Prompt:
how color brightens a path (photo by Elsa Frausto)
(This beautiful backyard scene, photographed by Elsa,
shows how stunning the use of color can be,
with a simple magical touch, a path is transformed.
Imagine this scene without color,
and the satisfying wonder of the pinks and golds, contrasts
and scattered shapes call us into a different, fanciful world.
I smiled as soon as I saw this photo.
I use color myself, as a natural unconscious expression of feeling,
it seems to draw us all together.
How have you used, seen color used in fascinating ways,
significant, symbolic along the path
and how can your place these colorful stones in your tanka?)
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from the prompt for inspiration
My response to the prompt:
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memories of childhood
I just had to … Christmas is the biggest celebration of the year and we are all in Christmas joy … I even have changed our background temporarily …
Advent Candles at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, December 21,2014. Ellsworth, Maine, USA
(c) Saradunn
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my response to the prompt:
tradition
church and home
advent wreath
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Kristjaan Panneman our host writes:
….today we will have candles for prompt.
Candles are bringing light, warmth, joy, peace and romance.
I can see myself in front of the fireplace on a deerskin,
a nice glass of Gluhwein, candlelight, sweet music on the background
and the one I love close to me … sharing her love and warmth with me.
Outside snow is falling and garden lights burning ….
at the other side of the street …
the doors of the church are open and awaiting the people to celebrate Christmas …
As I was preparing this episode a haiku by Buson came to mind,
but I had to change it a bit to fit Christmas, but here is the original first:
with another candle–
spring evening
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my response to the prompt:
in fields
wrapped in a straw mat
who can this great one be?
flowers of spring
© Basho (1644-1694)
With this haiku came a preface “welcoming the New Year in Kyoto”, this haiku is translated by Jane Reichhold and of course I have to share a haiku on straw written by her:
on frozen snow
still warm from the cow barn
broken straw
© Jane Reichhold
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A wonderful, almost Christmas fitting haiku … a nice one … How to write my own haiku on straw? Well here it is … a little bit romance in this dark time before Christmas.
between straw bales
two youngsters exploring love
their first kiss
© Chèvrefeuille
Hm … a nice one I think …. sometimes I have to go outside my normal way of writing haiku … and so I came up with this one … I can imagine how this must be for these youngsters. I still remember my first kiss like yesterday.
Kristjaan Panneman our host
stock photo www.dreamstime.com
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© Chèvrefeuille
I still keep on dreaming about a White Christmas … maybe it will be happening once again … that would make Christmas even more beautiful …
mainecrimewriters.com…”But the king—or queen—of the woods is a woodpecker. I laugh along whenever I hear the loud ha-ha-ha-ha-ha echo through the trees. The pileated woodpecker is the largest North American woodpecker, about crow size, but its red crest and long tail feathers make it appear larger. It was the model for Woody the Woodpecker.” Susan Vaughan
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hearing your tapping
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A nice haiku, with a smile, but there is also a deeper spiritual meaning for the Woodpecker.
If Woodpecker has come knocking…
It is time to really pay attention because opportunity is has come knocking along with it. It is signaling you that great changes are happening in your life and it is up to you to seize the moment. Whether it is the renewal of an old project, the finishing of a new project or simply a serendipitous meeting with someone in your life. Whatever way you perceive it know that the door is wide open for you right now and that success is your for the asking.
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Woodpecker as your Totem…
You have the power of rhythm in your blood. You are tuned to the heartbeat of the Earth and the cycles that rule it. You have the ability to shake up the awareness of others as well as the ability to grab every ones attention with the simplest of words. You understand the power of your words and use them sparingly and precisely to get your point across. You are often the first to draw everyone’s attention to something that needs attending to.
Woodpecker has entered your dreams…
When woodpecker comes knocking in your dreams it is asking you to pay attention in your waking life. There may be something you have overlooked and it is trying to bring it back into your focus. Diligence is key here. Just some background ….
Here is my attempt:
hammering noise
resonates through the forest
deepens the silence
© Chèvrefeuille
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free image: www.thisnext.com
mistletoe and holly
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my response to the prompt:
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laughing her wonderful smile
“kiss me quick”
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My response to the prompt:
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blustery night
dancing to Skater’s waltz
I love to watch ice skating, but figure skating I love more to watch.
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www.shutterstock.com Pampas Grass blows in wind
My response to the prompt
Pampas grass
blowin’ in the wind
(inspired by : Buson
aki sarike ikukani narinu kareobana
the day has come
when Autumn is over
dead pampas grass
© Buson)
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My response to the prompt
Carpe Diem # 82, Withered Mums
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mums on doorstep
frost withers ~ snow covers
return to dust
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My response to the prompt
Carpe Diem # 294, Orchids
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orchids in winter
cheer short days ~ long nights
warmth of wood stove
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Posted by Kristjaan Panneman:
Here are the prompts to “play again” from our CDHK history:
Carpe Diem # 68, Winter Grasses
Carpe Diem # 82, Withered Mums
Carpe Diem # 294, Orchids
This GW-post you can see as the introduction to our new Carpe Diem Haiku Kai feature “Time-machine” in which we will “play again” with prompts from our CDHK history.
Pansies in the shade, Charlotte Rhodes Butterfly Garden, Southwest Harbor Maine
(c) 2014 Saradunn
Pansies and violets both belong to the genus Viola, and almost all of these flowering plants are perennials treated as annuals. Their flowers have a long bloom time, usually from spring through frost in cold regions, and can bloom all through winter in warm regions such as California.
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Inspiration haiku
I give permission
For this slow spring rain to soak
The violet beds.
© Richard Wright
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My Troiku response to the prompt:
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I give permission
for joy to fill my heart
violets smiling
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For this slow spring rain to soak
life giving showers to all the earth
chickadees cheer
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The violet beds
under the snow and cold
slumber ~ deep down warmth
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My haiku response to the prompt:
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soaking spring rains
seek and find the violet beds
smiling faces
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TROIKU, A new form of haiku
As you maybe know I have created the Troiku
It’s a kind of creativity with haiku …
in short you have to use every line of the haiku (three in total)
as the starting line for a new haiku.
The Troiku is created as you have written three new haiku.
I love to challenge you, but remember it’s not an obligation,
to turn the given haiku by Richard Wright into a Troiku.
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Posted by Kristjaan Panneman
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