Thursday, October 31, 2013

tan renga


wind jostles the scarecrow
near the heavy-hung cornstalks
                      the summer is spent     (Jessica)

listening ears of corn sigh
anticipating winter

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

.....


worship on the mount
thin air and carpeted hill
reaching up to god

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the fence


pressing dead bodies
against the cyclone fence
zombie hoard

[Well, it's nearly halloween...]

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Sunday, October 27, 2013

special


feather light kiss
hair raising sensation
 just before dawn


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Friday, October 25, 2013

sun god



primeval titan
straddles land and sea
fleeting victory



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tan renga


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

                                                                 (Joanne)
 
gentle sounds in forest midst 
descent of jeweled fronds
                                (Joanne, also)

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Thursday, October 24, 2013

silliness


if mausole can have
a mausoleum - will there be
a grave named for me

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

ch-changes


growing tribute
fain to honor goddess 
morphing through ages


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tanka

hands on her hips
in silk kimono
mysterious smile
 kissing her lips so red
he knows his life is over


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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

rhea's sun

Participation on Carpe Diem has opened my mind to many new ideas and lots of new information....It has prompted me to learn even more on my own about some of our intriguing topics....And I owe this new-found wonder to all my fellow haijun, espec. Chevrefeuille, our gracious host.....





hidden from father
 small god grows with lightning speed
 sound of thunder

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Monday, October 21, 2013

babylon


fantastic garden
hanging in the middle east
and my fevered dreams

red tricycle


chariot awaits
resting among colored fronds
young boy steals a ride 

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Sunday, October 20, 2013

thanbauk

Maybe it will take more practice, but I am not so sure I like this form...It sounds and feels rather awkward...



challenge to all
tear that wall down
a call to life

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falling


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

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

threnody


 graveside sorrow
an old women weeping
sackcloth and ashes

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Sunday, October 13, 2013

......


path of twisted vines
dripping cool raindrops
 sacred sojourn

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Saturday, October 12, 2013

.......


                 [shot from my deck]

parting sunset clouds
 with golden glowing sky
the eye of god 

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Friday, October 11, 2013

embrace


he told her
he would love her - 
for all eternity

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life from the sea



life from the sea
shipwrecked on the sand
                         so many shells     (Cathy Tenzo)

 castaway gingerly wanders 
searching the beach for treasure 



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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

...


cicadas singing 
in the last ray of light -
to welcome the night

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special


bodies purified
 cool lake awaits nearby
we all leap in


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Sunday, October 6, 2013

Saturday, October 5, 2013

chaos


segmented chaos 
four horsemen in control
ball of confusion

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Friday, October 4, 2013

tan renga




Palette of colours
                                      Chrysanthemums bestowing
                                            fragrance everywhere
                                                                       (Atreyee)

 funeral procession has gone
only the perfume lingers


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Thursday, October 3, 2013

circles



death is not an end
but the seed 
of some other life


djembe circle
vibration of the universe
 my heart skips a beat 



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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

...

Dancing in the Woods, by Taratuphant 

in a tree forest
new age children
remember the past

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