Carpe Diem Theme Week (6) 6 Haiku by Jane for your inspiration

Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers,

Jane Reichhold was loved all over the globe. I have read multiple post everywhere on the Internet about her death and how much she will be missed. She was really the Queen of Haiku (and Tanka) for a lot of haijin.

For this Theme Week episode I have chosen five haiku, for every season one, to inspire and honor her.

New Year:

New Year's snow
a radiance in dark pines
white full moon

Spring:

the night is shortened
by your letters on the pillow
here beside me

Summer:

I come to you clothed
only in the dampness of fog
and our dancing

Autumn:

autumn's summer heat
on a white paper you drew
a smiling sun

Winter:

home again
raking in the Zen garden
the oldest pattern

A nice series of haiku all created by Jane. Jane she will be missed forever, but she will Always be in my heart ... and she will look over my shoulder while I continue to be your host.

This episode is NOW OPEN for your submissions and will remain open until August 17th at noon (CET). Have fun!

Carpe Diem's Kasen-Renga Session #1 "No Lonely Night"

Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers,

Do you remember that we had a Kasen Renga Session? I have taken all the verses of this Kasen Renga from your comments and have them put together. So here you can read the result of our first Kasen-Renga Session. It was an adventure to start this Kasen-Renga, but it did go very well, however we didn't succeeded in making a complete Kasen Renga of 36 verses or chains, but we came halfway. To make the Kasen-Renga complete I have written the last verse, the Ageku, and made in that way the circle complete. Have fun reading this first Kasen Renga of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai.

Title:

"No Lonely Night", a Summer Renga

Startdate: June 21th
Closingdate: July 22th

Participants:

Ch = Chèvrefeuille; RD = Rick Daddario; BR = Bjorn Rudberg; MG = Managua Gunn; MaG = Maggie Grace; Lo= Lolly; HA = Howanxious; Ni = Nimue; JzB = JazzBumpa

Hokku (5-7-5) :

firefly party
their fragile light caresses me -
no lonely night   (Ch)

open peony blossoms
her scent lingers beneath stars   (RD)

moonbeams caressing
golden hair on soft pillow

O my sleeping love   (BR)

on the cliff tops your dream flies
hair in the wind wild and free   (MG)

Mangetsu

autumn's harvest moon

trees begin to shed their leaves
please don't change seasons   (MaG)

an Indian summer wind
passes over pumpkin fields   (Lo)

single maple leaf
decorate the farmers shoes
after harvesting   (BR)

maple leaves fall in the gutter
while kissing my wife   (Ch)

gentle touch of lips
hands embracing hands of love
holding an aster   (HA)

her yearning for an ocean,
his passion for her kisses   (Ni)

Breaking Waves

her voice an echo

of the soothing waves that break
on childhood sea-shore   (BR)

echoing through the silent mountains
the lamenting cries of seaguls   (Ch)

a clouded old moon
shivers in wake of cold winds
ache for warmth of love   (HA)

wilting embers, winternight
join my under the duvet   (BR)

lovers of twilight
meet in a field of flowers
steal a silent kiss   (HA)

embracing lovers at dusk
shaded in a bamboo grove   (HA)

Flowers

sprouting bamboo shoots

between colorful tulips -
I curse quietly and blush    (Ch)

firefly light attracts his mate
as starlight brings her to me   (JzB)

newly married bride
smile spreads on her rosy cheeks
her man nudges her   (HA)

no more lonely nights
as fireflies dancing in the moon   (Ch)

And with this last verse, the ageku, this (semi) kasen-renga is completed. I hope you liked the read. I think we did very well. Maybe we have to try it again? Let me know if you would like to try it again. For now ... see you ...

Namaste