CD: Blues

Carpe Diem #576 ~ Blues

a year of the blues
nothing jazzy about death
now singing of life

CD: Enough

Carpe Diem Special #109 ~ Francis of Assisi #4

Photo Source

a brush of your hand

is enough to light up my world

CD: Leezard*

Carpe Diem "Little Creatures #6 ~ Lizard

Photo by Brian Beam, 2005 Volastra, Cinque Terre, Italy

atop the mountain

breakfast overlooking sea

while lizard watches

~

silently watching

lizard on flower pot edge

bids us good morning

*The title refers to what we have called the lizard with our "Italian" accent.

CD: Cry from the Blue

Carpe Diem #566 ~ Crow

Photo by Grace Beam

crow high above

against bluest of skies

calls out to no one

CD: Change in the Air

Carpe Diem #562 ~ Hot Springs

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

CD: Peaceful Totem

Carpe Diem #558 ~ Dragonflies

Photo Source

dragonfly totem

through arduous life journey

its presence brings peace

CD: Companionship

Carpe Diem ~ Companionship

Photo by Brian Beam

companionship ~
missing the journey
of my haiku friends


***

puppy on my lap
her priceless companionship
brings me such joy

CD: Every Day Wish

Carpe Diem ~ Iwaya-ji

seven days a buddha
an every day wish for peace
~ serenity

CD: Empty Heart

Carpe Diem ~ Emptiness

Polyvore by Maggie Grace

how empty the heart

too full to accept love

empty space leaves hope

CD: Regression

Carpe Diem ~ Hatsumisakiji (Temple 24)

 

along the way

feeling child self skipping

in awe of universe

 

CD: Along The Way

Carpe Diem ~ Jorakuji (Temple 14)

 

find inner wisdom

connection to universe

along the way

***

listen with the heart

feel with the enlightened mind

that finds you blindly

 

CD: Finding The Way

Carpe Diem ~ Pilgrimage

Polyvore by Grace2244

voice of sedona

calls to my inner wisdom

follow to find oneness

 ***

trek along 'the way'

enlightenment follows

when least expected 

VisDare: Show Time

VisDare: Contemplating

Photo Source

alone in a crowd
drifting into the zone
on stage in her mind

CD: Roots

Carpe Diem ~ Konsenji (Temple 3)

Image Source

under bodhi tree

roots to enlightenment

begin life's path

CD: Soul Raven

Carpe Diem ~ Flight of the Eagle

spirit emerges
raven travels to ancestors
flees confines of body

***

voice within urges
journey to red canyon
raven soars free

CD: Shaman's Way

Carpe Diem #381 ~ Birobidzhan

follow shaman's way

his wisdom guides the journey

to know your own heart

 

CD: Unreined

Carpe Diem #380 ~ Chita

galaxies, cosmos

surround our togetherness

our love unreined

 

CD: Shattered Crystal

Carpe Diem Special #73

Alexey Andreyev's Fourth ~ "Day After Valentine's" 

 

day after Valentine's -
red petals on the floor, and
a broom in the corner

(c) Alexey Andreyev

Write a haiku in the same sense, tone, and spirit as the above.

My inspired haiku:

hanging crystal heart

no longer in the window

day after valentine's

CD: Mysteries

Carpe Diem #379 ~ Ulan-Ude

monks bury beloved one

in secrecy while others
try to recall past

***

mystery of monk
miracle life preserved
past lives come together

 

CD: Labor of Love

Carpe Diem ~ Tayshet

passing the gulag
piece together our past
labor of love