Carpe Diem

Kikobun – Love letter

Carpe Diem Ghost Writer #40 ”Kikobun” by Hamish Managua Gunn.

Haibun & Kikobun – reseskildringar i prosa med insprängda haiku. Den senare med naturskildringar.

My bag is packed. Essential 2 P-s as well. The 3rd P I don’t need any more 😉 What? You don’t know about the P-s!
Well here is some Swedish: Pengar & Pass (money & passport and 3rd is P-pills). Journey starts now.

door opens to world
crispy white snow tells my track
bus to airport

Crossing the landscape in south Sweden. Large fields. Farm houses. Some horses dressed in coats. Here and there. Lots of horses in fact. Not so many forests. The ponds are frozen and the birds are hungry.
Passing one, two, three roundabouts.

slippery roads
driver keeps focus on drivers
cars in hurry sucks

Security is thorough and safe. And really exhaustive. Longing for boarding. Longing for flying above the clouds. Closer to the sun. Like a hawk keep eyes on landscape. Waiting for the mighty Danube to turn up. Danube knee the famous bend and lovely Szentendre nearby.
Next pearl is the most beautiful city in Europe – Budapest. The city of ARTS in every kind. I just love Budapest!

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Buda hills Pest side
Danube links Buda and Pest
art and nature in love

I close my eyes today and open them tomorrow.
Like a dream – I will fly away ….
Budapest next.

 

Spring light

Carpe Diem #637, Departing Year.

slow rains
as if leaves were falling
at winter’s end               © Jane Reichhold

sweeping the garden
at the end of this year
to start fresh                 
© Chèvrefeuille

leaving the darkness
everything was sleeping
time for a wake up           © Birgitta Rudenius

good bye my winter
happy to wave you farewell
spring light will wake life      © Birgitta Rudenius

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Smiles answer laughter

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge #66, Jen’s ”ancient laughter”.

ancient laughter
captured in a canyon wind –
yucca leaves, rustling
                 © Paloma

whispering of ghostly voices
telling a wonderful story
               © Chèvrefeuille

while winds bringing answers
hopeful smiles fill the air       © Birgitta Rudenius

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Scarecrow's hat

Carpe Diem Special #123,
Richard Wright’s 4th ”the scarecrow’s old hat”.

The scarecrow’s old hat
Was flung by the winter wind
Into a graveyard.         © Richard Wright

it had to pass some trees
and was pushed here and there

a girl looked up
sawthe hat riding the wind
wants to run after

her mother said stop
mind the traffic in the street

she hesitated
being not obedient
or what – she thought

about struggling between
mother and curiosity

a true hard battle
attracted by treasure hunt
obstructions on road

while hesitating by side
cars stopped resolutely

she crossed happily
running after into yard
the wind took her cap

she didn’t notice at all
cause treasure hat replaced it

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Red chests

Carpe Diem #630, Straw.

komo wo ki te   tare bito imasu   hana no haru

wrapped in a straw mat
who can this great one be?
flowers of spring           
© Basho (1644-1694)

on frozen snow
still warm from the cow barn
broken straw                 
© Jane Reichhold

between straw bales
two youngsters exploring love
their first kiss                  © Chèvrefeuille

Golden winter straw
bullfinches red chests adorne
ladies are waiting

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