left to the wind
in thin December branches
wisps of an old nest
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem Weekend-Meditation #13 New Year’s Eve, another great prompt hosted by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s Nina Simone –
in half-light that’s worn
like a hat that’s tilted
small December birds
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #1313 The One True Light, another great prompt hosted by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin –
loose
on the yellow sunset
December ravens
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #881 following Basho into the deep north: Mount Atsumi; a hot day’s sun; Kisagata silk tree, 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 Cream, complete with ludicrous introductory voice-over –
grizzly rain, a cold
evening rich in feral voices –
December leaves
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #879 On our way to Mogamigawa: summer rains, admirable, 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 Liquid Liquid –
across a dark field
the white cat carries December
snow
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #872 our journey continues: across the field; one patch of a rice field; roots of elegance, 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 Stevie Wonder –
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