Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2018 Finding The Way

Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers,

It's time again for our traditional seasonal retreat. A period of 30 days in which the goal is to write haiku or tanka about a theme every day. This is the Summer Retreat 2018 Finding The Way.
Here at CDHK we have had several themes about Finding The Way for example we have been on a pilgrimage along the 88 temples on Shikoku Island, the once in a lifetime to do pilgrimage for Buddhists. And we have done the pilgrimage to Santiago The Compostela. Both were actual pilgrimages, but the theme "Finding The Way" is inspired on our inner pilgrimage to Find Our Way or Find Our Path or Finding Our Inner Peace ... or whatever you will name it.

Finding The Way (Spiritual Journey)

It's Summer ... and it can be summer in your heart and mind ... find your way ... write a haiku or tanka every day on the theme "Finding The Way" for a period of 30 days. Take your time. If you haven't enough inspiration to write every day than ... don't worry ... here at CDHK are "no strings attached".

Let me give you an example of a haiku that fits this theme. This haiku is written by Yozakura, The Wandering Spirit:

lost in the woods
not enough light to find the path -
the cry of an owl

© Yozakura

Well ... I hope you will enjoy this year's Summer Retreat. The Summer Retreat is open for your submissions next Sunday July 15th at 10:00 PM (CEST) and will run to August 14th at 10:00 PM (CEST). Enjoy the Retreat.

Carpe Diem Extra June 10th pre-announcement Summer Retreat 2018

Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers,

In our last weekend-meditation as published last Friday June 8th I already told you that I will initiate another Carpe Diem Summer Retreat next month. I told you also that I hadn't chosen a theme, but today I can share the theme for our new Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2018.

For this new Summer Retreat I have chosen the theme "Finding Your Way". I realize that this theme is rather strange, but I think you can share wonderful haiku and tanka (no other Japanese poetry forms allowed) on this theme. I will give you an example from my archives:

searching my inner self
following the way of Honeysuckle
path of wisdom*

* Honeysuckle, in her spiritual meaning is the path of wisdom to find your inner self.

I have created our logo also you will find that hereafter.

Well ... this was the pre-announcement of our Summer Retreat 2018 that will start on July 15th at 10:00 PM (CEST) and will run until August 14th at 10:00 PM (CEST).

See you ...

Chèvrefeuille, your host