light crystals

Your soul sparks

invested, - not a failure –

light crystals,

arranged in crusty words

don’t look back, you’re creator

clarity

cloudy

in every breath I take

the clarity of moment

the snowy marshmallow are

melting on my lips

behind the light

behind the light

I didn’t ask for mercy -

immersion into love

abode

Nature subside 
In the neck of the woods
my abode

clouds

clouds

dramatic cool

the tears follow

symmetric snowflakes

or pouring cats and dogs

novel snow

novel snow

white on bare wood

taste of hidden truth

until spring discovers

moldy wounds

twilight

eve twilight

a touch of synergy

at the other side of horizon

a soft growing light

dawn crystal-gazing

*Image source: CCO Creative Commons, by janeb13 

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, twilight

awake Agape

The Emptiness of the soul by FireCrauter at Imgur

emptiness

filled the blinded heart

I sense

heavy sorrow
transforms to compassion

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, spiritual ways, emptiness

still life

        *

walking

endless beach

zero gravity

   **

the keys

being lost in the car

unlocked souls

 ***

grounding

appetizers

full course dinner

****

embrace

longer than year

a moment

*Image source: CCO Creative Commons, by domeckopol

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, Abalone Shells, Universal Jane

conqueror

a clank of swords

horns call to conquer

the world

dreaming on a powder keg

of Love

*Image source: planwallpaper.com

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, Conqueror of the sky

meaning of life

cars in the train

windows framed

world stories

unfolding
                                in furious rhythm

a flute trembling voice

a blueprint

we walked here

for aeons

genesis

the sand in my pockets

I’m a Fool

*Image source: CCO Creative Common, by coombesy

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, meaning of life (BrunuhVille, music)

on our way home

seeing light

a chin down, back bent

in the puddle

leaves boast of new clothes

air drunk with fall seasoning

*Image source: CCO Creative Commons, by congerdesign


Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, on our way home

the time with

One face

cheeks blushing

oblong

a curve

instead of a straight line

shimmers

just omen

moving along

faith

the quest

recycling starbursts

the souls mingle

*Image source: CCO Creative Commons, by philpace

nakedness

the door

in the chamber of her heart

open

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, nakedness

compassion

Kobo Daishi (a.k.a. Kukai)

the

fog

tongue

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, wordlessness

dream-water

melting into the sea
the full moon
leaves a candle bright
                            © Jane Reichhold (1937-2016)

swirling into dream-water

dancing above inverted world

                                          © Humbird

*Image Source: Pinterest

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, Tan Renga Challenge, Into The Sea

leaf by leaf

leaf by leaf

kids linked them into a chain

the length of fall

the herald crow call the herd

the wind pull heart to stay

*Image source: CCO Creative Commons

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, October (Robert Frost)

it may not last

a tangent

the fire-breathing dragon

to a circle of despair

Uranus forms a semi-square

with Neptune

*Image resource: CCO Creative Commons

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, The Last of His Name(BrunuhVille)

desert

desert

desert

million pixels of illusion

travelers

sitar & tabla

sun within

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, desert travelers (Karunesh)

reflection

reflection

the fall

not a failure

but  a phantom

a wide gesture to embrace

the last year’ untold story

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, Celebrating 5 years, reflection

Sharing with PU Midweek Motif

solar palette

light show

collective thoughts

path

Image source: CCO Creative Common 


Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, musical prompt "Borealis"

Celebration

Plum blossom in the snow

Celebration

finally, winter has gone

early plum blossoms

                                                                             © Chèvrefeuille

light fragrance tickles the nostrils

as soon as I get outside

spring thaw

human&dog cakewalk

cracks on the ice

awakened sparrows

looking for last year crumbs

morning sun

glances joyfully

early plum blossoms

a little petal’s soaring

even a bird has a dream…

                                                                   © Humbird

Read more at Carpe Diem weekend-meditation #4 Soliloquy no renga (solo-renga): Celebration

colors

Amalfi, Salerno, Italy

warmed up

colors penetrate deeper

your eyes

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, CD Imagination, neighborhood of colors

at the courtyard

Courtyard blues

at the courtyard

curly creepers keep track

the stories

hastily tapping heels,

creak of loosely closed door

to the barn…

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, CD Imagination, courtyard blues

unspeakable

The Pleasure of Reading

candle lights

leaf the storylines

flickering at dusk

animated prose

of my life

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, CD Imagination, the pleasure of reading

the fool

Winding road

winding road

the part I see

again

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, CD Imagination, winding road

on the river

floating lights

On the river

lights float to the horizon

the dead rejoice

                                      ©Basho

on the river

breeze cradling the water

silently

lights float to the horizon

little sovereign home-links

in a big chain

the dead rejoice

reading the letters

offspring

Read more at CARPE DIEM Weekend Meditation #3, on the river

unleash

Creating Beauty

unleash

inner

power

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, CD Imagination, creating beauty

daily bread

enjoy

a pigeon in a puddle

every day

Image source: Tovstonog, Kiev

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, daily bread, CD Imagination

confession

wisteria

sincere confession

the thrill of the wind

Image Source: CCO Creative Commons, Soorelis

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, CD Imagination Wisteria Blues (Jonathan Reid)

grains of sand

scattered

grains of sand

an odor of salt water

Image source: CCO Creative Commons, donmodini

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, CD Imagination, Grains of Sand

a half-moon dream

in my garden

starflowers bloom

come and see

                                                                                                                © Chiyo-Ni (age 6)

in my garden

unknown souls

host a show

starflowers bloom

every morning I find one

when my soul and I touch

come and see

sitting with me

the half-moon dream

                                                             © Humbird

Image source: CCO Creative Commons

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI Weekend Meditation #2, a hundred gourds, troiku

city park

City Park (photo by Chèvrefeuille)

city park

thoughts leap

in the water

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, CD Imagination #8, city park

stairs

Stairs of Nature

staring from above

when you make the first move

tree of life

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, CD Imagination #7, stairs of nature

light

Thousand candles

love is but a dance

souls move in

light to light

Read more at CARPE DIEM6 HAIKU KAI, CD Imagination #6, Thousand candles

a new normal

New Forest by Jackie Ley

purple

a new normal life

adds to old-timers

deep in the weeds

kin soul

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, CD Imagination #5, New Forest by Jackie Ley

three raindrops

Three raindrops

a greeting card from heaven....

midsummer heat

                                                                             © Issa

red-hot asphalt -

sizzling fry thoughts

                   © Humbird

flying away

following the rainbow

into heaven

                                         © Chèvrefeuille

open for new beginnings

and ascending stars

                                        © Humbird

*Image source: CCO Creative Commons

Read more at CARPE DIEM's Tan Renga Challenge weekend meditation #1 raindrops

Shared with PU Poetry Pantry

promises

Bluebells at sunset by Inguna Plume

worrisome bells

epiphany holding

in the weary blue heads

enveloped in a sunset

love promises

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, Bluebells at sunset (by Inguna Plume), CD Imagination #4

Autumn

Autumn Colors by Kyle Bonallo

clarity

with the last leaf burnt

in your eye

auburn with moisture

autumn glamor

on the porch

sidestepping around

the wind-owl

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, CD Imagination #3, autumn colors

the roots

Despair (image found on Tumblr)

bare to the roots

wrapped in the prickly sly mist -

reminiscence

hanging on a soft swayed hammock

the way the wind blows

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, CD Imagination #2, despair

life-giving water

CDImagination01

immersion

as if a dry land

into the path

burned bare heels /soles bathed in

sane would hardly follow…

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI Imagination #1 ending road 

a touch

Chevrefeuile's Haiku Challenge

sunrise

fingers touch

the sky

Read more at CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, new ways