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Monthly Archives: September 2015

Carpe Diem: Troiku

29 Tuesday Sep 2015

Posted by readinpleasure in Carpe Diem, Challenges, Haiku, Poetry

≈ 32 Comments

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Autumn, Basho, Birds, butterfly, colours, dance, feathers, Nature, peacocks

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

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
29/09/15

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Ace

29 Tuesday Sep 2015

Posted by readinpleasure in Carpe Diem, Challenges, Haiku, Poetry

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Ace, Autumn, cards, Nature

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

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
29/09/15

 

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Haiku Horizons: Between

28 Monday Sep 2015

Posted by readinpleasure in Challenges, Haiku, Poetry

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between, companionship, love, pet, poodle

Done for Haiku Horizons.

Between

between the sheets

the warm nuzzle

of my poodle

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
28/09/15

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Haiku My Heart: Willow

25 Friday Sep 2015

Posted by readinpleasure in Carpe Diem, Challenges, Haiku, Haiku My Heart, Poetry, Romance

≈ 37 Comments

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Basho, going away, leaves, romance, tears, willow

Done for Haiku My Heart  and for Carpe Diem.

Willow

under the willow

he sweeps away fallen leaves

along with her tears

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
25/09/15

 

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Haiku Horizons: After

22 Tuesday Sep 2015

Posted by readinpleasure in Challenges, Haiku, Poetry

≈ 32 Comments

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after, love, Nature, romance, sundown

Done for Haiku Horizons.

After

stabilized pulse

breathing in your musk

after sundown

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
22/09/15

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Haiku My Heart: Manna

18 Friday Sep 2015

Posted by readinpleasure in Carpe Diem, Challenges, Haiku, Haiku My Heart, Poetry

≈ 41 Comments

Tags

Manna, Nature, Snow, spiritual

Done for Haiku My Heart  and for Carpe Diem.

Manna

first snow

crystals flakes sweeping the earth

manna from heaven

https://readinpleasure.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/37bf6-fresh_snow.jpg

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
18/09/15

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Carpe Diem: Crystal Cobweb

16 Wednesday Sep 2015

Posted by readinpleasure in Carpe Diem, Challenges, Haiku, Poetry

≈ 27 Comments

Tags

Autumn, cobweb, Crystal, Nature, spider, Troiku

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

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
16/09/15

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Haiku Horizons: Before

14 Monday Sep 2015

Posted by readinpleasure in Challenges, Haiku, Poetry, Romance

≈ 31 Comments

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before, Breeze, love, romance

Done for Haiku Horizons.

Before

erratic breathing

the breeze stagnating on me

before I met you

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
14/09/15

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Carpe Diem: Colourful Leaves

09 Wednesday Sep 2015

Posted by readinpleasure in Carpe Diem, Challenges, Haiku, Poetry

≈ 31 Comments

Tags

Autumn, colours, Nature, seasons

Done for Carpe Diem.

Colourful Leaves

colour baptism

autumn sprays her confetti

in delicate scents

Country Barn in Autumn

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
09/09/15

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Morning Reel

08 Tuesday Sep 2015

Posted by readinpleasure in Guests, Poetry

≈ 23 Comments

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countryside, Ghana, lush vegetation, Ricky Kasise Peprah, Savannah

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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