Carpe Diem Tan Renga Wednesday: White Chrysanthemum

White chrysanthemum

I look holding it straight

no dust at all

nothing can remain unchanged

all will become dust in time

~Basho & cie~

notes

The Hokku was written by Matsuo Basho (1644 - 1694). The Ageku was created by me.

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Wednesday: Wisteria Beans

Image by M W from Pixabay

wisteria beans

let's make that a theme for haikai

a flower fruit 

© Basho (Tr. Jane Reichhold)

the pods hang down like earrings

admire, but don't ever eat

~cie~

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Wednesday: Such a Cold Night

Image by Robson Machado from Pixabay

lying down

with quilts over the head

such a cold night

I spent many nights like this

in a trailer with no heat

~cie~

notes

The Hokku stanza was written by Matsuo Basho (1644 - 1694). The Ageku stanza was written by me. It is autobiographical.

Carpe Diem #1790: Sunset Flowers

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seen for a moment

in the last of the sunlight

sparkling wet flowers

~Cie~

Notes:

Here is the poem by Matsuo Basho (1644 - 1694) provided for inspiration.

in the twilight rain

these brilliant-hued hibiscus -

a lovely sunset.

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Wednesday on Friday: The Old Pond

I like this frog. This frog has a "don't fuck with me" look about it. I resonate with this frog.

old pond

a frog jumps in

sound of water

splashes on my face wake me

bringing me back down to earth

~Basho & Cie~

Notes:

The Hokku stanza of this poem was penned by Matsuo Basho (1644 - 1694). The Ageku stanza is all about me.

OctPoWriMo 2019: Day 29 + Carpe Diem #1771 Lightness of Being the Firefly

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longing for the grass

at the bottom of the pool

those fireflies.

longing for the grass

with lust almost immoral

they light up the night

at the bottom of the pool

they float free now of burden

solitude sublime

those fireflies

craving no deeper meaning

than being alive

Basho & Cie

Notes:

The "sleigh" of this Troiku was created by Matsuo Basho (1644 - 1694). The team of firefly horses was guided by me.

I just noticed this Emoji icon in the bottom right corner of my post. It looks all pissed off and frazzled. I laugh, as this is the first poem in several days that has been at peace with things. It's about fireflies, just doing firefly stuff, longing for grass, and lighting up the night. I didn't notice the Emoji thing yesterday or the day before. Maybe it exploded upon being exposed to the radioactive rage of my post.

Now it's a starched white shirt with a red tie. Apparently, the fireflies have gone into business and are dressing the part.

Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #94: Crow

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as evening comes on

a crow pauses on a branch

contemplating night

~Cie~

Inspired by Matsuo Basho 

Troiku Challenge 2019: Day 3: In Bloom

Blooming Amaltas

Chestnut Tree

people in the world 

hardly notice these blossoms

chestnuts by the eaves

people in the world

hardly notice anything

not about themselves

hardly notice these blossoms

on plants becoming extinct

forests slashed and burned

chestnuts by the eaves

do you taste the poison sky

as acid rain falls

~Basho & Cie~

Notes:

The "sleigh" part of this Troiku was created by Matsuo Basho (1644 - 1694.) The three horses of the Apocalypse were created by me. (Surprise!)

Climate change: it's what's for dinner at the end of everything.

Tan Renga Challenge 2019: Day 18: Lightning Flash

Lightning flash above Athens, Greece

lightning flash–

what I thought were faces

are plumes of pampas grass

what is real, I ask myself

you or I or anything?

~Basho & Cie~

Notes:

The Hokku stanza of this Tan Renga was written by Matsuo Basho (1644 - 1694). The Akegu stanza was created by me.