29 Tuesday Sep 2015
Posted in Carpe Diem, Challenges, Haiku, Poetry
Done for Carpe Diem. A Troiku based on Basho’s haiku below:
butterflies and birds
restlessly they rise up
a cloud of flowers
©Basho (Tr. Jane Reichhold)
butterflies and birds
on an exchange of colours
bright autumn morning
==
restlessly they rise up
in kaleidoscopic hues
these plumes of feathers
==
a cloud of flowers
rising above the dust
dance of peacocks
29 Tuesday Sep 2015
Posted in Carpe Diem, Challenges, Haiku, Poetry
Done for Carpe Diem. The challenge is to write a haiku, tanka or other Japanese poetry form inspired by the following image.
Ace
coloured leaves
autumn plays the ace
to my spade
28 Monday Sep 2015
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Done for Haiku Horizons.
Between
between the sheets
the warm nuzzle
of my poodle
25 Friday Sep 2015
Posted in Carpe Diem, Challenges, Haiku, Haiku My Heart, Poetry, Romance
Done for Haiku My Heart and for Carpe Diem.
Willow
under the willow
he sweeps away fallen leaves
along with her tears
22 Tuesday Sep 2015
Posted in Challenges, Haiku, Poetry
18 Friday Sep 2015
Posted in Carpe Diem, Challenges, Haiku, Haiku My Heart, Poetry
Done for Haiku My Heart and for Carpe Diem.
Manna
first snow
crystals flakes sweeping the earth
manna from heaven
16 Wednesday Sep 2015
Posted in Carpe Diem, Challenges, Haiku, Poetry
Done for Carpe Diem. Another attempt at the Troiku!
Crystal Cobweb
looking closely
in the velvety darkness
glint of silver web
==
looking closely
a hint of dew
trailing the spider
==
in the velvety darkness
ensnared by your silver threads
that gossamer touch
==
glint of silver web
yet another autumn show
by the spider
14 Monday Sep 2015
Posted in Challenges, Haiku, Poetry, Romance
Done for Haiku Horizons.
Before
erratic breathing
the breeze stagnating on me
before I met you
09 Wednesday Sep 2015
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Done for Carpe Diem.
Colourful Leaves
colour baptism
autumn sprays her confetti
in delicate scents
Country Barn in Autumn
08 Tuesday Sep 2015
My brother, Ricky wrote this beautiful poem on his Facebook page and with his kind permission, I have posted it here.
Verdant grazing fields and homes, Tongo, Upper East region of Ghana.
Photo courtesy of Douglas Seidu
Morning Reel
Lush green fleeting
Life in full bloom
With Windows down I hear the jubilant birds tweeting
Happy to survive another night of dark gloom
I see I am missing something ,
the cattle
the sheep
the goats
the donkeys.
All prisoner to tethering.
Season’s prescription!
Verdant home
Bidding me come
When in a while I will be gone
To a life near alone
Promise of plenty
Makes my people happy
Even dainty.
Riversides lost to high tides
Fishermen sporting smiles
Children sick from over indulging
With stomachs painfully protruding
Maidens in high demand
Men,newly prosperous asking for their hand
To start them on the road to childbearing
And a life barely worth the bearing. Home!
Copyright © Kasise Ricky Peprah
08/09/2015
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