Carpe Diem #1789: Winter Trees

Image by David Mark from Pixabay

axe unfolding wood

the lumberjack's hand brings down

winter trees on snow

axe unfolding wood

scent of oils rising from bark

mighty giants fallen

the lumberjack's hand brings down

sturdy wood to build new homes

and for furniture

winter trees on snow

they can serve the people well

if culled thoughtfully

~Cie~

Sustainable forestry practices allow us to live in harmony with nature.

Notes:

This Troiku was created from a fusion Haiku inspired by a pair of Haiku by Yosa Buson (1716 - 1784).

cutting into with the ax,

I was surprised at the scent.

the winter trees.

unfolding at the

hand of the glass polisher:

a camellia!

© Yosa Buson

OctPoWriMo 2019: Day 14: Enraged Earth (Choka)

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

the giver of life

will no longer sustain us

if we continue

to destroy all of nature

she will not nurture

but will lash out in fury

~Cie~

Troiku Challenge 2019: Day 19: Disappearing Pollinators

Copyright Charlie Neibergall

our world is poison

butterflies and bees vanish

a catastrophe

our world is poison

toxins in the air and soil

leech into water

butterflies and bees vanish

without our pollinators

we are truly lost

a catastrophe

the plants that we rely on

need pollinators

~Cie~

Note:

I am fully responsible for the Sleigh of Destruction and any Horses of the Apocalypse that may be pulling it.

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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.

Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #254: Sweet & Heart

Image by 849356 from Pixabay

Our home sweet home Earth

Used up, broken, drained of life

By those with no heart

~Cie~

Tan Renga Challenge 2019: Day 4: Ocean Sanctuary

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sunday morning 

all the waves in white

kneeling on the beach

As if wanting to stop time

Pray for no more destruction

Jane & Cie

Notes:

The Hokku (Haiku stanza) of this Tan Renga was written By Jane Reichhold. The Ageku (closing stanza) was written by me.

This planet's oceans are in trouble. They have been badly polluted and overfished. Many coral reefs are sick and dying. 

A lot of work needs to be done to restore the health of the oceans. We can each do a small part by not littering the beaches or throwing waste into the waters, and, for those of us who eat fish, we can try and make sure that our fish comes from companies committed to sustainable harvesting practices.