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Friday, October 31, 2014

home

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge #56, 
"Home" 
by Jazzytower

Inspiration and Haiku Kai poetry here.

winding through past life
foreign tongues absorbed in dreams
sense of home prevails

© Jazzytower

in a land of unknown tongues
the homelike feel of hearth's warmth

hypnotic glow
aroma of the burning logs
dream's seduction
©  Janice Adcock

Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI




Carpe Diem #595, 
Bush Clover 
(one of the seven sacred autumn flowers)

Inspirational post and Haiku Kai poetry is here.

cold, wet toes
one last bush clover bouquet 
gathered in the mist
©  Janice Adcock
Source:  Esty, Words and Melodies

Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI





Photo source:  Esty, Words and Melodies


Thursday, October 30, 2014

common

Carpe Diem "Little Creatures" #11, 
"A Swallow" by Issa

Inspirational post and poems can be seen here.

a swallow
flew out of the nose
of the Great Buddha

© Kobayashi Issa

common sparrow
struts its white crown while eating
ignores Buddha
©  Janice Adcock


Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI



Circle of ecstasy

Carpe Diem #594,
Movement 
(August 2014) reprise



seeking ecstasy
lost in the floating fabric
whirling dervish
©  Janice Adcock

Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI



Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Departed Soul

Carpe Diem #593, 
(July 2014) reprise

The full inspirational posts can be read here.

morning dew
evaporates in the early sunlight -
spirit climbs to the sky

© Chèvrefeuille 

afternoon dark light
surrounded by both quick and dead
spirit crosses the bar
©  Janice Adcock


Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI



Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Helpful

Carpe Diem #591, 
Helpful 
(May 2014) reprise

Inspiration post here.

failing eyes smile
loved ones' letters in a pile
friend reads aloud
©  Janice Adcock


Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Nights of Summer

Carpe Diem #592, 
Nights of Summer 
(June 2014) reprise)

Click here to read the inspiration and some steamy poetry about the Nights of Summer.

top down, doors off
driving across the creek bridge
to a chorus of frogs
©  Janice Adcock

Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI



Three Crows

Carpe Diem Ghost Writer #31, 
"One of a Kind"

See the inspiration post from Ghost Writer Shiba Sonome.

three crows sit
cotton clouds dot the sky as
fields await gleaners
©  Janice Adcock

Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI



Slides

I did not have a slide as a child.  This did not traumatize me.  I did not need a slide.  I had hay bales, seed bins, a creek, cow paths to explore and trees to climb.  The hayloft of a barn had so much more to entice a child.  Things like forgotten eggs that could be tossed out the hay door.  The eggs splattered beautifully and smelled awful.  What kid would not love that! Reba Jane, my very best friend, and I giggled every time.

The Farnsworth house was two stories.  The window of the upstairs bedroom opened onto the back porch roof.  Simply open the window and remove the screen. One could step onto the porch roof.  From there one could then ascend to the top of the house.  That gave access to the chimney.  One could shout down to anyone in the dining room.  Little kids could be frightened that way.  What tween would not love doing that to irritating younger relatives.

At the country school I attended there were swings, acting bars, a merry go round and see saws.  No slides. But the park where the family reunion was held each September had slides.  I enjoyed those slides.  Even in dresses with lots of petticoats, the slides were still fun.  Eventually my younger sister did get a slide at our home in the country.  I was too big for slides as the boob fairy had visited me.  Young southern girls with boobs just did not slide.

Maybe I have misled you.  I did have a slide of sorts, a metal wrapped cellar door.  It was slanted and mostly slick.  It was under a shade tree which made it even more fun.  Reba Jane and I would play under that tree.  And we really did sing the 'Little playmate, come out and play with me' song.  My family moved from the place when I was seven.  There are times in the autumn of life it might be fun to go down a slide ... if one could just climb the ladder to get to it....

gleeful voices
leaves gliding down the slide
just one more time!
©  Janice Adcock

  


Monday, October 27, 2014

Bedtime Story



bedtime story
raw hide and bloody bones lurk
night terrors
©  Janice Adcock


May everyone enjoy a treat filled All Hallows' Eve.

Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI


Saturday, October 25, 2014

Ahhhh! Retirement

Day In The Life Of A Retiree

Arise 
When I darn well please.
Eat whatever I want for breakfast.
Use caution that there is not too much spice.
Or grease, or lactose or the remainder of the day
will be in the bathroom...

Dress.  
Supporting undergarments required only
if there is to be contact with the outside world.

Devotional
One has to be cautious as this is read on the computer.  
Computers can be the devil sucking you into hours
of reading blogs.  Or writing blogs.  Or just looking at drivel.

Prepare and Eat Food
This can take a long time as 
most of our food is frozen.  Just the breakfast
foods are not frozen.  Meats and most veggies are
frozen chunks.  If a groupon or coupon is on hand
we go out to eat.  I spend time look for coupons!

Some Cleaning
Just a little at a time as I do not want to 
break a sweat.

Water Plants
Not much to do here.  Five potted plants.

Walk
If it is a day that I want to 
I will walk a mile or so.

Doctor Visits
This is a project almost weekly at times.
Not for me but for my Hubby.
He is on blood thinner after
the second pulmonary embolism.

Free Time
This is spent in a variety of ways.
Sewing
Looking out the window at birds
at the feeder.
Naps.
Talking to sister or mother.
Working on perfecting photo skills.
Watch ball games of grandsons.
Netflix

Dress/undress for Bed


Exciting, isn't it.


Thanks to The Spin Cycle Host Ginny Marie


Friday, October 24, 2014

Kerouac


This new interest in writing haiku is opening a whole new world of authors to my feeble old mind.  It is being fun, challenging and at times a little overwhelming.  Nonetheless when I sit to work on blogs, it is the haiku I check first.  No, I am not converting to Buddhism, but I am fascinated by the poetry format.  Today's featured 'sparkling star' is Jack Kerouac. Please, click here to read the prompt that tells more of Mr. Kerouac's life and works.  The following are a couple of samples of his work as a haiku poet.

The summer chair
rocking by itself
In the blizzard

Those birds sitting
out there on the fence -
They're all going to die

© Jack Kerouac

polka dot sky
round ripples reach the pond edge
heron stalks fish
©  Janice Adcock

Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI


The Shikoku Trail

Carpe Diem #589, 
Zentsu-ji 
(February & March 2014) reprise

Inspiration texts can be read by clicking here.

in deep silence
monks cleaning up their garden -
willow leaves fall

(c) Chèvrefeuille

source:  Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, Zentsu-ji (temple 75)
sacred journey
gravel grinding the soles
worn waraji
©  Janice Adcock

Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI



Tan Renga River Rocks

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge #55, 
Magical Mystical Teacher's 
"River Stones"

in a desert land
stones from rivers far away
muttering dark tales

© Magical Mystical Teacher

Our host's response:
in a desert land
stones from rivers far away
muttering dark tales            (MMT)

pebbles shimmer between leaves
white fades away in a rainbow               (Chèvrefeuille)

in a desert land
stones from rivers far away
muttering dark tales   © Magical Mystical Teacher

drawn by cries of loneliness
gathered in creation praise  ©  Janice Adcock

©  Janice Adcock

Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI



trains

Vladivostok 
(January 2014) reprise

morning awakenings:
among window curtains' flowers
a blade of gray sky

© Alexey Andreyev

click-ity-clack
gently rocking across the miles
lifetime dream fulfilled

©  Janice Adcock



Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI



Dawali

one of the Seven Autumn Flowers

source: hamish

youthful beauty
fireworks reflect in her dark eyes
happy Diwali 

smiling she sleeps holding a
single yellow valerian
©  Janice Adcock

Inspiration posts here and here.

Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI



Wednesday, October 22, 2014

longing


Inspiration:

longing for someone
I sit by the gate and draw
eyebrows on a melon  .......... © Shiba Sonome

In 1993 we moved into a newly built home.  The back yard was dirt and four scrawny saplings.  Last fall we moved leaving behind a wonderful garden.  It was designed to attract birds and butterflies.  It did both very well.  We dug a small pond by hand, 30 inches deep by 16 feet long and 8 feet wide.  We fashioned a 25 foot stream leading from the filtration system back to the pond.  Goldfish lived in the pond year round.

Evenings would include my walking to the pond to feed the fishes.  Upon stepping onto the deck I would be greeted by a rush of fish.  I miss many friends and the sparse family remaining in the area.  In our new home I have birds and butterflies that visit our patio.  But there is no soothing pond with a splashing brook waiting at the end of the day.  No fishes to sit and enjoy.




vibrations
swimming to the shadow
feeding time no more

©  Janice Adcock


Jim Kacian is highlighted by our host in this post.  Mr. Kacian guides us in how a superior haiku has the poet disappearing so to speak.  Click here to read the full article.  In the above haiku I have attempted to 'be' the fishes.  And in response to the longing prompt I have looked back to the pond we built in our back yard.  I do miss my fishes.


Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI



Tuesday, October 21, 2014

boo

Carpe Diem Ghost Writer #30, 
Garry Gay on




My skeleton
going for a walk
in the cemetery  ............  Garry Gay



Kristjaan Panneman, host of Carpe Diem Haika Kai, invites various persons to challenge the family of haiku writers.  Garry Gay, a world renowned haiku poet has challenged us to think outside the box.  His inspiration for us is the above walking skeleton.  Join the Kai in this fun challenge.  Or at the very least click here to see how the poets thought outside the box!

cremate
scatter ashes
fry and fly plan  ....... ©  Janice Adcock

Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI




Monday, October 20, 2014

scared earth

Carpe Diem #587, 
Sacred Earth 

(December 2013) reprise

Mother Earth blossoms
while I dream of unknown paths -
the scent of roses

© Chèvrefeuille


enchantress orb
sapphire seas surround
pearl and emerald lands

©  Janice Adcock

source:  NASA earth views.

alpha
raised cupped hands full of earth
omega
©  Janice Adcock
Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI



Valley Stream


Here is the haiku to use next to the photo for your inspiration to write an all new `solo` Tan Renga.


Maui Hawaii

gurgling valley stream
brings joy to the heart of Mother Nature -
Il Silenzio

© Chèvrefeuille

Mother Nature's sneeze brings a
crescendo of colored leaves

©  Janice Adcock


Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI



Sunday, October 19, 2014

river stones

Carpe Diem #586, 
River Stones 
(November 2013) reprise

Source:  http://www.thedrywell.org/

river of stones
the clatter of running hooves
fleeing hart glimpsed

©  Janice Adcock





Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI




Saturday, October 18, 2014

Lighthouse of Alexandria

(October 2013) reprise


darkest night
the sound of crashing waves
beam of life

©  Janice Adcock
©  Janice Adcock

Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI




Friday, October 17, 2014

Milky Way

September 2013 reprise


Post challenge and inspirations can be found by clicking here.

the path of heaven
lighted by thousands of stars -
Amanogawa

© Chèvrefeuille

Or another one also composed by me (Chèvrefeuille):

the shining stars
of the Milky Way
looking like pearls
© Chèvrefeuille

credits:  Milky Way

holes in earths ceiling
angel steps obscure the Light
Milky Way twinkles

©  Janice Adcock


Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI




Thursday, October 16, 2014

fingertips

Ese's "fingertips"



Here is Ese's haiku in response to the recent challenge of pine tree.

fingertips 
stroking scales of a pine cone
-forest memories

© Ese

The challenge is to write two lines of 7 sylabylls each that continue the sense of the above lines.  Sounds easy enough at first glance, but oh, my.  Click here for more info then give it a whirl yourself.  Here is my attempt.

fingertips
stroking scales of a pine cone
-forest memories
© Ese

beetle damaged lodgepole pine
mountains stripped of green beauty

lightning strike -
touch of fiery fingertips
forest revival!
©  Janice Adcock

Damaged forests in Wyoming, picture from American Forests.


Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI