poetry

Bonfire

Carpe Diem #649, Burning Ornaments (Sagichoo).

foot of the mountain–
without a cheer
my New Year’s bonfire   © Kobayashi Issa

bonfire
the scent of pine trees overwhelms the senses –
back to school again            © Chèvrefeuille

new year bonfire
an ending for starting new
the dress is ironed

©Birgitta Rudenius

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Little new year

Carpe Diem #648, Little New Year (Koshogatsu).

Hokkeji ni mamori inu kau koshoogatsu

at temple Hokke-Ji
I buy a dog talisman –
little New Year                     © Kawai Kayoko

no more good wishes
after little new year life goes on –
echo of fire-works                 © Chèvrefeuille

 little new year
came and suddenly was gone
the huge wall fell down

© Birgitta Rudenius

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The moon is humble

Carpe Diem Special #127, Sogi’s third ”dewy evening”.

Both grasses and trees
waiting for the moon
dewy evening       © Iio Sogi (1424-1502)

HAIKU

dew glisten meadow
swaying in a last dance
the moon is humble

TROIKU

dew glisten meadow
grass and flowers sing refrain
end verse is waiting

swaying in a last dance
softly kissing the sweetheart
farewell is near

the moon is humble
a scene of nature romance
eyes closed by stars

© Birgitta Rudenius

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First Prime M

Carpe Diem’s ”Ask Jane …” #7, Tanka, the grandmother of Haiku.

I wanted to vote
for our new leadership
she is a leader

history count sexteenth head
Swedens first female Prime M

Ps. Today the Moderat party in Sweden changed leader. Now Anna Kinberg Batra is the leader (before was Fredrik Reinfeldt former Prime Minister).

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