After

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Stressful argument

hard to get adequate

sign of insomnia

One doctor suggested walking when patient not able to sleep, so then body knows – it’s not bed time now. And besides, amount of sleep needed varies from body to body.

But just body knows: insomnia – a complaint of unsatisfactory…

tossing & turning

loss of focus –

winter blues

Moon show

Long Nights Cold Moon shows

always the same shadow side

full face

down to Earth on the look-out

for falling stars

new day

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new day

december dreams of snow

hidden in the sky

air-stagnant, crow-silent -

how come, the winter missed us?

Spirit of the winter

Spirit of the winter

by my door

thankfully accepting

seasons' shift

behind the closed doors

CCO Public Domain

full moon

opening in the parking

lot on the roof

your pained face is looming

behind the closed doors

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a trophy

Autumn Willow (photo © Paul Militaru)

autumn willow leaves

still hanging out

these sobering days

wear gloves & faces

Halloween trophy

Read more at: CARPE DIEM Imagination with Paul Militaru, autumn willow

musical virus

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In the book  “The seven planes of existence” Vianna Stibal talking about music, tones and numbers as universal language. When we are able to see music in everything – we can heal with tones, we can change the structure of things; change the vibrations of something that harmful, vibrations of disease…

egregious virus

fan of Johann Strauss' waltz

"Spring voices"

Read more at: Mindlovemisery's Menagerie, Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille, haibun

timeline arch

Langeron Beach, Odessa, Ukraine ~ photo by Yuriy Kvach

timeline arch

separates our breath

embedded in skin

become darker with sun

iridescent colors

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old flames

burning leaves

an old flame's photo

deleted

©Johnny Baranski

traces so early beheld

by heart - as favorite tunes

©Humbirdstar

riversong

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riversong
wind blown from autumn trees
a stream of gold

© Jane Reichhold

shrouded in roulades

woodwinds & brass

© Humbirdstar

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projection

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lidded eyes

oblong projection

full moon

one of ten faces

I wear tonight

hidden roots

all-free-downloads

on my path

frayed thoughts-leaves

released hidden roots

3-head feather family

digging fortune

the barber

desktop Nexus

as barber

wind's combing the trees

all dressed up - now bare,

old threads - swished

like with  shears

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invitation

leaf

late invitation

testing the waters

touched the ground

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all my years

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all my years

playing background music

while dreaming

Read more at: CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, Universal Jane, 'all my years'

the tea ceremony

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Zen strokes

on my skin blossoming

 the tea ceremony

Read more at: CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, brush-zen-calligraphy, fourth anniversary

a spill

Life

pressed ink stick against paper

let it spill

Read more at: CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, pen and ink stone, fourth anniversary

the rest

"Rest" © Paul Militaru

who am I

the pigeon wings akimbo

invisible to mass...

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carpe diem

bright

far from each other

interconnected

flashlights

above the world's vanity

carpe diem

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the beach

the beach

on the picture – you

from other side

◊

it’s comfort

knowing you are safe

storm surfing wind

◊

in our footprints

someone else’s riddle

searching for way out

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come back to earth

leaves come back to earth -

more colors, more choices before

solitude of winter

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last treat

wallpapers

I saw her wings

trembling impatiently

above the watermelon,

towering at the bright plate-

last treat before departure...

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blushing

Ah,blushing...

fall again in love

with autumn

a dew

deviantart.com ~ by magic xb dafp

grief

loaded in a blue dew

filled the puddle

how many of us

with transient tickets

expired

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Under blanket of storm

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Under blanket of storm

as an indolent voyager,

droplets mentoring tone,

"Marseillaise”, not a blues, -

it’s a fall, no burlesque -

ah, you right, -

I described it earlier:

introductory lesson of

bravery,

haiku assertive,

discernment of life…

Mauvais tone of me moaning

at full moon liberation,

dance routine in plie -

language fails to support,

sailing ancient site

I rewrite consequences...

sudden visit of angel,

knight of sword, ace of wands…

Process

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hills of music

books have a new flavor

at the piano top

◊

diminished

dream shows a shadow side

issues for everyday

◊

generated

as part of creative flow

from havoc

◊

inside the margin

unpretentious narrative

a spy

Read more at: CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, happiness, Jane Reichhold Legacy

silence

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that afternoon walk

how're charming black swans

so suitable silence

Read more at: CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, Calm

a petal

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in her hair

cherry blossoms' petal -

memory of spring...

*Dedicated memory of Jane Reichhold
Read more at: CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, blossoms 

fish & frogs of path

Art by Stanton Macdonald-Wright (1890-1973) 

~ 1 ~

silence

pierced ears

with wall clock

~2~

finding Nemo

at the laptop screen

fearless hat

~3~

a backward swim

second chance opportunity

with no commitment

~4~

stand your ground

on the path of transformation

fish to frog

Read more at: CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, fish and frogs 

a voice

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…I threw it for later -

as a boomerang zoomed back

scratched the throat of vowel

Ah…..h….h…

scream screwed through

threaded it fell

shattered over blunted floor

that chromatic passage

entangling the emptiness

long golden lamp necks

blindly curious around

the hills of forgotten music…

angels

empty shore...

they gather here

among the seagulls

wings tremble eagerly

of the forthcoming flight

Read more at:  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI 'Jane Reichhold's Legacy'

glimpse

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full moon glimpse

in my house of three

Hermit’s light

found its need

stars wrapped in the earthy wounds

wait for healing rain

Read more at: B&P's Shadorma & Beyond, MLMM

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bridging

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bridging unseen & unknown,

I merely lake your cracked thoughts,

through the heart chambers run

impatient vibes to splice parts

like ancient Inca have constructed

their close-fitted blocks of granite

without any mortar resilient against

the future earthquakes…

together

spreading the roots

holding Earth

together

Read more at:  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, Summer retreat 2016

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farewell

farewell

a dance with shawl

old-fashioned way

Read more at: CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, Summer Retreat 2016

make a point

fir twigs

make a point before

throwing cones

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depth

pinterest.com ~ Jim Hodges: Give more than you take

our desire
   to see

       deeper

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as moon grows larger

pinterest.com ~ 'Heart Chalice' by Paul Jenkins

from Gallart.com

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pouring into cups

heart chalice meditation

my friend and I

◊

connecting stream

I felt your mourning

awakened on other side

◊

the sky –

cracking wacky clouds

raining

◊

as moon grows larger

what comes in your life

to create a shift

◊

emptiness -

where the heart takes you

next step

◊

a voice

let it sound

before you talk

 ◊

Life is simple

just know what you love

enjoy it

every day

even in misery time

do it anyway

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from the distance

the deer 

neighbors stare at you

from the distance

Read more at:  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, Summer retreat 2016

dragons

 the dragons are always there...

let's turn  them in

playful sky-mates

Read more at: CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, Summer retreat 2016

credulous hands

credulous hands

I open to greet

one with nature

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unfurling

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unfurling

indulged into warm smile

tulips

* "One of the most important actions a reader takes is picturing the haiku images

 in his or her mind." [...]  ~ Jane Reichhold

Read more at: CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, picturing the haiku

one more cloud

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on that day*

settled in the sky

one more cloud

* yesterday I've learned about timeless leave of Jane Reichhold, famous haiku poet...

Read more at: CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, Summer Retreat 2016

how fast

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a fly banged in my ear

how fast year's flown

into August despair

Read more at: CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, Summer Retreat 2016

inscrutable ways

inscrutable ways

sprouts mingling beneath surface

no guilt nor gift yet

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a gaze

hdfreewallpaper.net

before the spring equinox;

the cold will last

only a night or two more

©Yasomura Rotsu

your gaze of resurrection

sustain the rising sun
                                ©Humbird

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, Tan Renga Challenge

last honk

evening prayer

goose lead in front of the gaggle

last honk

flap of wings

in the air

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ones with nature

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hills - down to the fields

head&toes, head&toes, head&toes

ones with nature

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