CD: Change in the Air

Carpe Diem #562 ~ Hot Springs

smoky mist rises
heat off the back of autumn
reveals new clarity

CD: "Autumn Leaves"

Carpe Diem's Tan Renga Challenge #20

Joanne's "Autumn Leaves"

Transform Joanne's haiku into a tan renga by adding two more lines (traditionally seven syllables each). I broke tradition slightly.




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


blanketing the brown earth
silently in downy white



 

CD: October

Carpe Diem's Distillation #4 

Robert Frost's "October" 

We are to write a haiku based on Robert Frost's "October" which can be found here.

october ~

slowly leave us

breathless 

CD: Dazzling Dew

Carpe Diem #310 ~ Tsuyujimo (dew frost)

 

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nature decorates

with dazzling crystal sparkles

morning dew frost 

CD: Jazzbumpa's "Cold Raindrops Falling"

Carpe Diem's Tan Renga Challenge #16

This week's first stanza of our Tan Renga is a haiku written by Jazzbumpa of Retirement Pastels. The goal for the challenge is to complete the Tan Renga by writing the second stanza (7-7 syllables). 

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

(JzB)

abandoned nests rustling

in autumn's shivery breeze

(MG)

 

CD: Lonely Straw

Carpe Diem ~ Straw Bundles

after the crops are gone
lonely straw bundles afield 
small creatures find warmth

CD: Chestnut Days

Carpe Diem #298 ~ Kuri (Chestnuts)

sweet childhood memory

find chestnuts inside green pods

count piles for winner

***

shiny new chestnuts

trophies from a day of play

in a special bag

CD: Sad Mum

Carpe Diem #297 ~ Kiku (chrysanthemums)

sad chrysanthemum

has unsavory duty

to herald autumn

CD: Colorful Rain

Carpe Diem ~ Classical Haiku

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japanese tea house

sip from our cups as brisk breeze

blows colorful rain

CD: Flags of Autumn

Carpe Diem #296 ~ (Pampas Grass)

 

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golden plumes arise

bend and sway in pampas grass

flags in autumn wind

 

CD: Touchstone

Carpe Diem #295 ~ Wase (Early Rice) 

 

as one season ends

new rice begins to flower

touchstone of autumn

CD: Princess Tree

Carpe Diem ~ Paulownia Leaf

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princess tree wears gown

of regal purple briefly

too soon the leaves fall

CD: Dark Skies

Carpe Diem ~ First Storm

 

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daylight becomes dark

as wind whips into fury ~

the first storm

***

branches lash against

window panes in darkened day ~

the first storm

 

CD: Summer's Retreat

Carpe Diem #287

Shinryoo (new coolness) 

heat of summer wanes

cooler air brings scent of fall

welcome colored leaves

***

path of fallen leaves

in wake of summer's retreat

inhale the cool air

CD: Painted Leaves

Carpe Diem #286

Risshuu (coming of autumn)

summer's heat melts paint

to brush autumn leaves palette 

nature's museum

CD: Autumn Near (Aki Chikashi)

Carpe Diem #234 

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 last blooms of summer

the roses speak of autumn

with fallen petals