hid in tall rushes
two or three hatchlings crying
the rasp of the breeze
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem Writing and Enjoying Haiku #3 classical haiku, another great prompt from Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s Queens of the Stone Age –
a little grief
only a breeze on her lips
and the willows entwined
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem’s Time Travel, Ancient Japanese Poetry To Inspire You #1 little I should grieve, another great prompt from Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s the Patsy Cline –
heady wine
the springtime breezes
feasting with sinners
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #1190 spring wind (supuringu waindo), another great prompt from Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s the Black Crowes –
blossom temple hall
a scented breeze blows through it
a passed-by door
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem Revise That Haiku #7 Wisteria Blossom by Kiyoshi (father of Yozakura), another great prompt from Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s Richard and the Young Lions –
over closed eyelids
the scent of shadows passing
late summer breeze
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem Theme Week (6) 5 “Ask Jane …”, another great prompt from Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. The post at CDHK featured another fascinating essay by Jane Reichhold. I tried to take on-board what Jane said about the fragment and phrase but I’m not sure about this haiku, really.
All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s the Isley Brothers –
IN MEMORY EVERYTHING SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO MUSIC -Tennessee Williams
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