miren naku chiru mo sakura wa sakura kana without regret they fall and scatter… cherry blossoms ~ Issa tracing pink petals night’s storm determines spring’s end I leave my heart The month’s Utabukuro (poembag) prompt by Kristjaan at Chevrefeuille’s Carpe Diem asks us to take a favorite haiku (or tanka), explain why you chose […]
Tag Archives: cherry blossoms
Sakura Goodbye #cherryblossoms #haiku #mayday
finger drawn heart sakura wave last goodbye one pink petal
April #atozchallenge
No fooling spring calls cherry blossoms to fly nature in full bloom Welcome to April and the A to Z challenge. This is my fifth year and every year has different challenges. I hope you can be refreshed by a moment of poetry. Happy April (“A”) What does April mean to you? Visiting these folks […]
The Color of Music #haiku
shaded by blossoms it is like song in a play resting on a journey © Basho (Tr. Jane Reichhold) rays burst in music blossoms lite on sleepy lashes spring notes are pink The prompt from Carpe Diem Haiku Kai is Shaded by Blossoms
Blossoms from Heaven #haiku #photography
hana ni uzumorete yume yori sugu ni shinan kana covered with cherry blossoms if I could die right now in this dream of mine © Ochi Etsujin (Tr. Gabi Greve) Etsujin was a traveling companion and disciple of Basho. At Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, we are celebrating (this month) the work of Basho and those […]
Cherry Blossom Carried Away
such a malice cherry blossoms in full bloom the Spring wind! © Chèvrefeuille scattered at my feet arctic cold grasps pink innocence spring picks up pieces children dance around her adults gather in sad fare well hands full of beauty her essence floats off in the basin tears mist away faintest pink remains brown […]
Spring on the Basin #photography
The First Fragrance #hatsu-hana #spring #haiku #photography
Soft ruffled outline your fragrance over the breeze inhaled in my arms Inhaled in my arms sweet swaying dance with the spring you carry me forth You carry me forth dreams in waves of “yet to come” welcome sunshine smiles The first blossoms are always so cheerful in the early spring. Thanks to Carpe Diem […]
