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Today the second Carpe Diem Special is on. Another haiku of Basho for your inspiration to write a new haiku (or a few haiku) classical or non-classical. Today the following haiku written by Basho:
white poppy it must have bloomed from a wintry shower
White Poppy
Basho wrote this haiku in the Summer of 1683. In that time he used the Kanshicho-style for writing his haiku. In that style the syllables-count isn't a strict rule. It's the style in which I write my haiku most times. In my opinion the Kanshicho-style is more close to the Western way of writing haiku.
This is one of my haiku inspired on this one by Basho:
sleeping virgin white as snow - will once bloom
Be inspired and enjoy writing your haiku for today's Carpe Diem Special ... This Special will stay on 'till October 13 11.59 AM (CET).
Our next prompt is dolphin and will be posted on October 12 around 10.00 PM (CET)
Today another prompt samurai is on. What do I know about samurai? Not much, but of course we have the Internet. So I have search for some information on samurai.
Samurai(侍?)were the
military nobility ofpre-industrialJapan. According to translatorWilliam Scott
Wilson: "In Chinese,
the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or
accompany persons in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the
original term in Japanese, saburau.
In both countries the terms were nominal zed to mean "those who serve in
close attendance to the nobility," the pronunciation in Japanese changing
to saburai. According to Wilson,
an early reference to the word "samurai" appears in theKokin Wakashū(905–914), the first imperial anthology of poems,
completed in the first part of the 10th century.
By the end of the 12th century,samuraibecame almost entirely synonymous withbushi(武士), and the word was closely associated with the middle
and upper echelons of the warrior class. The samurai followed a set of rules
that came to be known as bushido.
While they numbered less than 10% of Japan's populationsamurai teachings can still be found
today in both everyday life and in modernJapanese
martial arts. (Source: wikipedia)
Matsuo Basho (1644-1694)
Matsuo Basho was the son of a low ranked samurai and for a long time he had the idea to follow in his 'fathers footprints'. He even became the page of a high ranked samurai's son, Yoshitada. He (Basho) and Yoshitada became good friends. (Some sources say that they had a relationship). Basho was very sad when his young master and friend died at the age of 22. It was than that Basho said farewell to his idea to become a samurai and started to write haiku to become a wellknown haiku master.
Maybe you can remember our first Carpe Diem special prompt in which I gave a haiku of Basho as an inspiration. That haiku was his first haiku he ever wrote.
Well ... that was the background for this new Carpe Diem prompt samurai let's do some haiku writing.
ancient warriors between battle and peace writing haiku
Every samurai had an art next to his military business. That's a real Japanese way of a aesthetic life. A well balanced life ... a hard and a soft side of living and with satisfaction.
Another one:
samurai sword exposed to the rough weather washing away the battle
That was the prompt for today. Hope you enjoyed the read and ... I hope it will inspire you to write a new haiku (classical or non-classical).
This prompt will stay on 'till October 12 11.59 AM (CET) and I will post the new Carpe Diem special prompt #2 today around 10.00 PM (CET).
Here is the new haiku for Carpe Diem special prompt #2
white poppy it must have bloomed from a wintry shower
Today I was very busy to create the new prompt list for November 2012. It was again a struggle, but also a joy to conclude this new prompt list already. In this preview I love to share some of the new prompts.
As a reaction on Kaykuala's post for today's prompt 'rainbow' I have chosen to insert a week in November with prompts about rainbow and the colors of the rainbow. I think that week will be as colorful as the rainbow.
Earlier today I was on You Tube searching for some nice music vid's to use in my new posts. I ran into a video by Loreena McKennitt, a Irish singer, titled 'Mummer's Dance. A wonderful song. I didn't know what a Mummer's Dance was, so I searched the Internet. I found really interesting information which I will use in one of the new prompt for November 'Mummer's Dance'. Here below I will share this video.
As I did in October ... I also will include a few Carpe Diem special prompts. This month this 'specials' are haiku written by Kobayashi Issa, for short 'Issa'. Issa was born in 1763 and died in 1827. He's known for his childlike candor in his haiku. He also was a 'broken' man during his lifetime. He lost several children at young ages. And he was a Buddhist priest of the Jodo Shinshu sect. His 'nom de plume' Issa means 'cup of tea'. I will tell you more about Issa when the first Carpe Diem Special will be on.
He's one of the four great haiku masters (Basho, Issa, Buson and Shiki). One of his haiku is really nice. (As they all are by the way).
trusting the Buddha, good and bad, I bid farewell to the departing year
I have to write a haiku inspired on this one, sorry (smiles) at the end of the year I bow my head in silent devotion - a welcome prayer
For closure ... I have included in the new list of prompts the 'Full Beaver Moon', this is the name of the November full moon, which will occur on November 28th (in my region of the world).
Well ... this was a new Carpe Diem Preview. I hope to see you all in the coming days of October. And I hope to see you every day in November. I will post the new prompt list around October 30th.
Have a good week, enjoy writing your haiku, be inspired and please ... if you post a haiku for Carpe Diem ... leave a comment.
Good day to you all, haijin, visitors and passers,
Another day in Carpe Diem haiku paradise ... it's already the 10th day of this daily haiku meme and I am glad that it looks like a success. I have read wonderful haiku posted by several haiku poets. It's really a joy to see how different haiku are ... I would like to say 'chapeau' or 'Hats off' to all those who have contributed their haiku here.
Today the colorful rainbow is the prompt. Rainbows are wonderful to see ... it's a holy symbol of God that he will never will cause a flood again as He did in the time of Noe. It's really a joy to see the rainbow and all the wonderful myths the rainbow has given us. For example: 'at the end of the rainbow you can find a jar filled with gold' or 'the rainbow is a bridge to Heaven'. I am sure you, my dear visitors, will know a lot of stories and myths about the rainbow.
bridge to heaven walking upon the colorful bow towards eternity
This prompt will be staying on 'till October 11th 11.59 AM (CET). The next prompt will be samurai and will be published October 10th somewhere around 10.00 PM (CET)
Have fun an be inspired. Share your masterpieces with Carpe Diem, a daily haiku meme.
A new day has begun. Today we have the prompt willow. A wonderful tree in several species. It's a lovely tree on which several haiku poets have written haiku. For example the next haiku is written by Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) and was part of his 'Narrow Road to the Far North' one of his haibun.
to sweep the garden before I leave falling willow leaves
It was the custom than that when you had gotten a place to sleep in e.g. a temple you had to do something in return. Basho wrote this above haiku for that purpose.
On February 19th I wrote a haiku for the Haiku Challenge of Few Miles, the site of SiS, on weeping willow. This haiku is part of a series about seasons, the season in this one is Autumn.
weeping willow in the autumn sunlight a golden tree
The task for today is: write a classical or non-classical haiku on willow or inspired on willow. Enjoy the fun, be inspired and share your haiku on Carpe Diem.
This prompt will stay on 'till October 10th 11.59 AM (CET). The prompt for October 10th will be rainbow and will be published on October 9th around 10.00 PM (CET).
Today another seize the day. In Dutch we say 'pluk de dag' it's a phrase we use often and there are several houses with Carpe Diem as name. Lovely idea.
The Phantom of the Opera was a wonderful musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It's the longest-running show on Broadway. What's it and what's it about?
Winner of seven 1988 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Andrew Lloyd
Webber's masterwork is a timeless story of seduction and despair. Set at
the Paris opera house, a beautiful soprano becomes the obsession of a
mysterious, disfigured musical genius.
It's a haunting love story and 'The Phantom' is translated in several languages also in Dutch. Here in The Netherlands it was performed on stage in 1993 and produced by Joop van den Ende Theaterproductions. It was a great success, but not as successful as 'The Phantom' on Broadway.
The prompt for today is phantom. Write a haiku (classical or non-classical e.g. in Kanshicho-style) and share it here on Carpe Diem, seize the day. This prompt will be on 'till October 9th 11.59 AM (CET). The prompt for October 9th is willow and will be published on October 8th around 10.00 PM (CET).
Have fun and enjoy writing haiku.
See you tomorrow for a new Carpe Diem, seize the day.
Today the prompt for Carpe Diem, seize the day is fragile as I thought about this prompt a song by Sting came in mind. Maybe you know his song 'fragile' ... it's a beautiful song and I love that song very much.
I will give you the lyrics of this song:
If blood will flow when flesh and steel are one
Drying in the color of the evening sun
Tomorrow´s rain will wash the stains away
But something in our minds will always stay. Perhaps this final act was meant
To clinch a lifetime´s argument
That nothing comes from violence
And nothing ever could
For all those born beneath an angry star
Lest we forget how fragile we are On and on the rain will fall like tears from a star, like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say how fragile we are, how fragile we are On and on the rain will fall like tears from a star, like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say how fragile we are, how fragile we are
How fragile we are, how fragile we are
This songtext can be your inspiration for today's prompt. Enjoy the fun and be inspired. Listen to the song:
Did you enjoy the music? And ... inspired?
This prompt will stay on 'till October 8th 11.59 AM (CET). The next prompt will be 'Phantom' and will be on tonight around 10.00 PM (CET).
fragile cocoon protected by leaves against wind and rain
See you tomorrow for another day in Carpe Diem's paradise (smiles).
