Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off - find the silence

Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers,

Are you ready? Let us start the first Carpe Diem Winter Retreat, 30 days of writing haiku and tanka inspired on the theme "find the silence".

In this Winter Retreat I challenge you to write a haiku or tanka (this retreat I also will give room to haiga) every day for 30 days. For this new CDHK Retreat which I have titled "Find the Silence" you don't need to register, but please let me know if you would like to participate. This new CDHK Retreat will start on November 15th 10.00 PM (CET) and will run to December 15th 10.00 PM (CET).

Winter is almost ready to start at the Northern Hemisphere and that means ... cold weather, healthy weather, long nights, romance, Christmas, red wine, but also snow and frost. But ... it is also a time to meditate, preparing for the light of spring. The circle of life is always changing and all over the world we can see and feel that.

For starters ... or "kick off", a haiku from my archive "re-done" in a haiga:

image found on the Internet, haiku by Chèvrefeuille

I am looking forward to this new challenge, a new Carpe Diem Retreat, this time for Winter themed "finding the silence" ... I hope you will participate in it for 30 days.

This first Carpe Diem Winter Retreat, "Find The Silence", is open for your submissions tonight at 10 PM (CET). 

Are you with us? Are you into 30 days of writing haiku and / or tanka in Carpe Diem's Winter Retreat "Find The Silence"? Than feel free to participate and share your haiku or tanka with us all here at our Haiku Kai.

1.	f o r e s t b a t h e r	86.	Candy (8)	171.	Virginia Popescu (19)
2.	virginia Popescu	87.	Kim M. Russell 9	172.	Vijita (17)
3.	Vijita (1)	88.	Nicole Pottier (8)	173.	Kim M. Russell 19
4.	Chèvrefeuille, your host	89.	Pat (jazzytower) 4	174.	dolores 18
5.	Noor	90.	Nicole Pottier (9)	175.	Dolores - 19&20
6.	Nicole Pottier	91.	Vijita (9)	176.	Nicole Pottier (19)
7.	Hélène/Mother Willow	92.	Pat (jazzzytower) 5	177.	Virginia Popescu (20)
8.	Candy (1)	93.	Virginia Popescu (10)	178.	Kim M. Russell 20
9.	Pat (jazzytower)	94.	Kim M. Russell 10	179.	Xenia Tran (19)
10.	Dolores	95.	Dolores (9)	180.	Nicole Pottier (20)
11.	Vijita (2)	96.	Dolores (8)	181.	Dolores
12.	Xenia Tran	97.	Chèvrefeuille 9	182.	Virginia Popescu (21)
13.	Xenia Tran (2)	98.	Chèvrefeuille (WP-05)	183.	Kim M. Russell 21
14.	Chèvrefeuille 2	99.	Xenia Tran (9)	184.	Nicole Pottier (21)
15.	Chèvrefeuille 3	100.	Xenia Tran (10)	185.	Xenia Tran (20)
16.	Nicole Pottier (2)	101.	Nicole Pottier (10)	186.	Virginia Popescu (22)
17.	Nicole Pottier (3)	102.	Virginia Popescu (11)	187.	Vijita (18)
18.	Noor II	103.	Dolores	188.	Vijita (19)
19.	Virginia Popescu (2)	104.	Kim M. Russell 11	189.	Kim M. Russell 22
20.	Virginia Popescu (3)	105.	Vijita (10)	190.	Xenia Tran (21)
21.	Hélène/Mother Willow (2)	106.	Chèvrefeuille 10	191.	Xenia Tran (22)
22.	Candy (2)	107.	Nicole Pottier (11)	192.	Chèvrefeuille 15
23.	Hélène/Mother Willow (3)	108.	Hélène/Mother Willow (9)	193.	Chèvrefeuille 16
24.	Candy (3)	109.	Hélène (10)	194.	Nicole Pottier (22)
25.	Vijita (3)	110.	Xenia Tran (11)	195.	Chèvrefeuille WP-08
26.	Virginia Popescu (4)	111.	Candy (11)	196.	Chèvrefeuille 17 (reprise pilgrimage)
27.	Xenia Tran (3)	112.	Hélène (11)	197.	Chèvrefeuille 18 (reprise Basho Revisited)
28.	Nicole Pottier (4)	113.	Dolores	198.	Virginia Popescu (23)
29.	Hélène/Mother Willow (4)	114.	Kim M. Russell 12	199.	Dolores (23)
30.	Xenia Tran (4)	115.	Vijita (11)	200.	Vijita (20)
31.	Dolores 2	116.	Xenia Tran (12)	201.	Vijita (21)
32.	Pat (jazzytower) II	117.	Hélène (12)	202.	Vijita (22)
33.	Dolores	118.	Nicole Pottier (12)	203.	Kim M. Russell 23
34.	B i r g i t t a	119.	Pat (jazzytower) 6	204.	Xenia Tran (23)
35.	B i r g i t t a	120.	Virginia Popescu (12)	205.	Nicole Pottier (23)
36.	B i r g i t t a	121.	Virginia Popescu (13)	206.	Chèvrefeuille 19
37.	B i r g i t t a	122.	Candy (12)	207.	Virginia Popescu (24)
38.	Chèvrefeuille 4	123.	Dolores	208.	Virginia Popescu (25)
39.	Chèvrefeuille 5	124.	Kim M. Russell 13	209.	Kim M. Russell 24
40.	Chèvrefeuille (WP-01)	125.	Lady Nyo	210.	Nicole Pottier (24)
41.	Candy	126.	Chèvrefeuille 11	211.	Hélène (18 to 24)
42.	Chèvrefeuille (WP-02)	127.	Chèvrefeuille 12	212.	Xenia Tran (24)
43.	Virginia Popescu (5)	128.	Chèvrefeuille 13	213.	Dolores (24)
44.	Xenia Tran (5)	129.	Chèvrefeuille (WP-06)	214.	Dolores (25)
45.	Nicole Pottier (5)	130.	Chèvrefeuille (WP-07)	215.	Kim M. Russell 25
46.	Vijita (4)	131.	Nicole Pottier (13)	216.	Xenia Tran (25)
47.	Dolores 4	132.	Xenia Tran (13)	217.	Xenia Tran (26)
48.	Dolores 5	133.	Virginia Popescu (14)	218.	Virginia Popescu (26)
49.	Vijita (5)	134.	Hélène	219.	Hélène (25)
50.	Hélène Vaillant/Mother Willow	135.	Hélène (14)	220.	Kim M. Russell 26
51.	Chèvrefeuille 6	136.	Kim M. Russell 14	221.	Chèvrefeuille 20
52.	Chèvrefeuille (WP-03)	137.	Nicole Pottier (14)	222.	Chèvrefeuille (WP-09)
53.	Virginia Popescu (6)	138.	Xenia Tran (14)	223.	Virginia Popescu (27)
54.	Nicole Pottier (6)	139.	Virginia Popescu (15)	224.	Kim M. Russell 27
55.	Kim M. Russell 1	140.	Vijita (12)	225.	Helene (26)
56.	Kim M. Russell 2	141.	Dolores 13	226.	Helene (27)
57.	Kim M. Russell 3	142.	Kim M. Russell 15	227.	Chèvrefeuille (WP-10)
58.	Vijita (6)	143.	Vijita (13)	228.	Virginia Popescu (28)
59.	Kim M. Russell 4	144.	Vijita (14)	229.	Xenia Tran (27)
60.	Kim M. Russell 5	145.	Noor III	230.	Hélène (28)
61.	Kim M. Russell 6	146.	Noor IV	231.	Dolores (26)
62.	Hélène /Mother Willow	147.	Xenia Tran (15)	232.	Dolores
63.	Candy (5)	148.	Nicole Pottier (15)	233.	Kim M. Russell 28
64.	Candy (6)	149.	Virginia Popescu (16)	234.	Xenia Tran (28)
65.	Virginia Popescu (7)	150.	Kim M. Russell 16	235.	Hélène (29)
66.	Chèvrefeuille 7	151.	Nicole Pottier (16)	236.	Xenia Tran (29)
67.	Chèvrefeuille (WP - 04)	152.	Xenia Tran (16)	237.	Virginia Popescu (29)
68.	Hélène/Mother Willow (7)	153.	Dolores 14	238.	Kim M. Russell 29
69.	Kim M. Russell 7	154.	Dolores 15	239.	Vijita (23)
70.	Vijita (7)	155.	Dolores 16	240.	Vijita (24)
71.	Dolores 6	156.	Dolores 17	241.	Vijita (25)
72.	Xenia Tran (6)	157.	Hélène (15)	242.	Vijita (26)
73.	Xenia Tran (7)	158.	Hélène (16)	243.	Vijita (27)
74.	Pat (jazzytower) 3	159.	Virginia Popescu (17)	244.	Virginia Popescu (30)
75.	Nicole Pottier (7)	160.	Hélène (17)	245.	Hélène (30)
76.	Candy	161.	Kim M. Russell 17	246.	Mick Talbot
77.	Chèvrefeuille 8	162.	Nicole Pottier (17)	247.	Dolores (28)
78.	Pat (jazzytower)4	163.	Chèvrefeuille 14	248.	Dolores (2)9
79.	Dolores 7	164.	Virginia Popescu (18)	249.	Dolores
80.	Kim M. Russell 8	165.	Kim M. Russell 18	250.	Kim M. Russell 30
81.	Virginia Popescu (8)	166.	Nicole Pottier (18)	251.	Xenia Tran (30)
82.	Vijita (8)	167.	Vijita (15)	252.	Vijita (28)
83.	Xenia Tran (8)	168.	Vijita (16)	253.	Vijita (29)
84.	Virginia Popescu (9)	169.	Xenia Tran (17)	254.	Vijita (30)
85.	Hélène/Mother Willow (8)	170.	Xenia Tran (18)

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Carpe Diem Extra October 7th 2016 - Carpe Diem's Winter Retreat "Find the Silence"

Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers,

I have a few announcements to make, don't worry, they are all wonderful I think. First I love to inform you all already that we will have a tanka only month next month (November). Recently I read more tanka, and I think this beautiful poetry form diserves my attention here at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. I will create November around "Teika's Ten Tanka Rules" by Jane Reichhold (as published earlier here at CDHK in January 2016) and will try to improve your tanka writing skills. As you all (maybe) know I myself am not a great tanka poet, so for me this new month of CDHK will be a challenge too.

Than I have another announcement to make. You sure will remember our first Carpe Diem Summer Retreat. I will create a new CDHK retreat, but this time it's a Winter Retreat. In this Winter Retreat I challenge you to write a haiku or tanka every day for 30 days. For this new CDHK Retreat which I have titled "Find the Silence" you don't need to register, but please let me know if you would like to participate. This new CDHK Retreat will start on November 15th and will run to December 15th 10.00 PM (CET). For this Winter Retreat "Find the Silence" I have created already a special logo.

Carpe Diem's Winter Retreat "Find The Silence"

Than a last announcement, or more a question, ... Jane Reichhold was born on 18 January 1937 and I love to create a special CDHK episode on her birthday. Do you have ideas to make it a wonderful special CDHK episode in honor of her? Please let me know through the comment field.

the silence deepens

as the night falls like a blanket

upon a white world

© Chèvrefeuille

Namaste,

Chèvrefeuille, your host