Looking back
may straightened, unfolded wings
North wind caresses neck
tan renga challenge -
merged by Chèvrefeuille
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Monday, May 30, 2016
do not doubt it
do not doubt it
the bay has its spring too
the flowers of the tide
©Basho (1644-1694)
blooming at high water
petals of my heart
©Humbird
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Sunday, May 29, 2016
vibrating in sync
Rumbling winter storm -
Ents are dancing with their wives -
ancient limbs entwined
©Paloma
our thoughts vibrating in sync
yet the frequencies have morphed
©Humbird
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Saturday, May 28, 2016
a frosty rose
New Year in Japan wallpapers
A new year beings
with the blooming
of a single frosty rose
©Mizuhara Shuoshi
in night sky
sizzled and disappeared
©Humbird
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a slice of blue sea
a slice of blue sea
temple in the sky
the road opens
a slice of blue sea
©Ubuge (pen name of Robert Gibson)
©Ubuge (pen name of Robert Gibson)
so many crossroads lie...
a head spins with a scent of seaweed
©Humbird
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Friday, May 27, 2016
a splash
pinterest.com
Such a still water
even the dragonfly
splash it with the tail
©Tan Taigi (1709-1771)
a little fairy perched near by
wet wings hang on the bough
©Humbird
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Thursday, May 26, 2016
arms intertwined
art by Jennifer Hewitson,contact: jhewitson@cox.net
silence
in the blind wind's dance
blossoms
©Jane Reichhold
arms intertwined,
remembrance of colours
©Humbird
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Wednesday, May 25, 2016
sins
The All Mother ~ abstract.desktopnexus.com
the shrine
in the sacred
grove:
a cool wind
blows
©Chora
sins… earth
keeps counting
years of
leaves and bells ring
©Humbird
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Tuesday, May 24, 2016
ancient walls
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| Plato's "Allegory of the Cave", drawing by Markus Maurer |
ancient walls
covered in parables
speak to those who see
©Janice 'Petra Domina' Adcock
the value of hidden treasure
behind the shadow
©Humbird
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Monday, May 23, 2016
uplifting
pinterest.com
one step outside
the temple gate, it’s Japan
a tea picker’s song
©Tagami Kikusha
all seasons favorite
uplifting ceremony
©Humbird
Sunday, May 22, 2016
juggling
pinterest.com
on a windless
day
six circles
take shape
a pebble
skips
©Tournesol
in juggler’s
hands
the wheel of
fortune
©Humbird
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Saturday, May 21, 2016
longing for more
wallpaperandphoto.com ~ Oirase Mountain stream, Japan
listening with another
to the music of the mountain stream
there is no other
©Hando
beauty of coalesced hearts
longing for more
©Humbird
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Friday, May 20, 2016
unsolved mystery
commons.wikimedia.org
night rolled away
the street-sweeper’s broom
deepening dawn sounds
©Gillena Cox
in owl’s eyes the flashing Earth
unsolved mystery
©Humbird
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Thursday, May 19, 2016
a triumph
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| All-free-download.com |
the moment two bubbles
are united, they both vanish,
a lotus blooms
© Murakami Kijo
a triumph of creation
yang/yin principle
© Humbird
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016
the wisdom of the Lord
wallpaperswa.com
praying hands
seeking the wisdom of the Lord
the cry of an eagle
© Chèvrefeuille
flying through narrow canyon
the heart wings head
© HumbirdRead more at: CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, Tan Renga Challenge
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
spring rain
desktopnexus.com
spring rain
parting on the beach
a boat and an umbrella
©Ozaki Hosai
(1885-1926)
flipped over waves –
island of lonely seagull
©Humbird
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Monday, May 16, 2016
tea for two
desktopnexus.com
cold barren garden
ah! I don’t have to worry
coix seed beads in hand
@ Milan Rajkumar
ground to a powder,water mixed,
ladled in ceramic bowls
@Humbird
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Sunday, May 15, 2016
feeling alone
feeling alone
in the woods around Edo
just the autumn wind
©Yozakura
(1640-1716)
up on my thoughts
through the serpent bridge
© Humbird
*A Tan Renga looks similar with the tanka, but there
is a difference. A tanka is written by one poet and a Tan Renga is written by
two poets, it's a short chained renga of two stanzas.
Shared with PU Poetry Pantry
Saturday, May 14, 2016
a shadow
taste of nature
sweet blackberry bushes
sing to child and bees
© Sara McNulty
a shadow dance on the wall
we built between us
©
Humbird
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Thursday, May 12, 2016
a harmony
the cool breeze
fills the empty vault of heaven
with the voice of the pine tree
© Onitsura
united in harmony
severe North wind
©Humbird
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016
before spring
pinterest.com
deep in snowdrift
I wrap my arms around tree
last dance before spring
© Ese
warming up transmission
my hand rests on insurance card
© Humbird
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016
fragile cherry
artfire.com
fragile cherry tree
tremble under light wind
infant alike
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Monday, May 9, 2016
uprooting our past
digitalblasphemy.com
the willow leaves fallen
the spring gone dry,
rocks here and there
©Yosa Buson
we sigh…uprooting our past
oasis we found alive
©Humbird
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Sunday, May 8, 2016
a dream
wallmie.com
a dream in a dream
sand slipping through old fingers
autumn leaves turn red
© Georgia
flame tongues the tree, life shorten…
breathtaking journey to the Earth
© Humbird
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spangled path
pinterest ~ by Svetlana Mikhalevich, Odessa, Ukraine
carrying his mother
and leading his child by the hand…
cherry blossoms
© Issa
spangled path to memorial
may day of remorse...
©Humbird
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Friday, May 6, 2016
life span
pinterest.com
a dragonfly
pair
fastened to
one another
went
flickering past
©Tomas Tranströmer
a dance
lasting a life span
witnessed in
the flight
©Humbird
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Thursday, May 5, 2016
petal lanterns
Romantic Lantern ~ desktopnexus.com
petal lanterns
a waterfall of flowers
her lips touch mine
© Hamish Managua Gunn
shoulders – on fire, in the dark
turn into the lanterns buffs
© Humbird
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Wednesday, May 4, 2016
chained together
pinterest.com
morning glory!
the well bucket-entangled
I ask for water
© Chiyo-Ni (1703-1775)
reaching closer to gulp -
sun stares back at the bottom
© humbird
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Monday, May 2, 2016
in the moonlight
pinterest ~ Ana Rosa
in the moonlight
wisteria flowers look fragile –
a gust of wind
©Chèvrefeuille
spread the poisonous seed
inside of vines’ stems
©humbird
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Sunday, May 1, 2016
Celtic enigma
shadows of
leaves
cover the
open holes
her flute
forgotten
© Jane
Reichhold
&
celtic enigma
channeling
hearts
© humbird
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