before I feel
any rain a silver mist forms
on the black cat’s fur
before I woke up today
you were close as the mist
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem Time Travel #5, 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 Tindersticks –
I carry rain
usher storms, but once I came
floating into my life
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This poem was written in response to Chèvrefeuille’s Gift To You To Celebrate Our First Luster Of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai #5 Use That Quote, another great prompt from Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. The quote in question was from Rabindranath Tagore:
“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.”
So, after a little editing, my haiku is practically a found poem 🙂
All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And to finish, here’s Rory Gallagher –
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 –
a cool prickle
as summer rain hits my bare skin
the earth smells warm
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These poems were written in response to Carpe Diem #768 tsuyu (rainy season), 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 Bill Withers –
in delicate hands
guessing how to feel adored
summer rain
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #753 arts, another great prompt hosted by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. For this prompt we were asked to take inspiration from a work of art. So, as I walked home from Morrison’s yesterday, into a sudden shower, this song was playing in my headphones and the mix of English rain and Minneapolis soul was lovely –
IN MEMORY EVERYTHING SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO MUSIC -Tennessee Williams
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