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Monthly Archives: November 2015

Litter

30 Monday Nov 2015

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

≈ 28 Comments

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Cherry blossoms, dry leaves, Ese, grounds, litter, shimmer

Done for Haiku Horizon and Carpe Diem.

Litter

even beautiful

a shimmer of dry leaves

littering the grounds

My inspiration is Ese’s below:

first cherry blossoms

despite the bites of morning frost

still beautiful

© Ese

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
30/11/15

 

 

 

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Secret Code

26 Thursday Nov 2015

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

≈ 38 Comments

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Altai, ancient language, carvings, code, Tuuvan, valley

Done for for Carpe Diem,  Gilly. and for Haiku My Heart. I wish all my lovely blogger friends  a Happy Thanksgiving!   🙂   🙂 Continue reading →

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Leafless

24 Tuesday Nov 2015

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

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Harmattan, Leafless, Nature, season, West Africa

Done for for Carpe Diem

Leafless

leafless tree

all that remains

of the Harmattan

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
24/11/15

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Haiku Horizons: Pepper

23 Monday Nov 2015

Posted by readinpleasure in Challenges, Haiku, Poetry, Romance

≈ 24 Comments

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Hot, Life, Pepper, spice

Done for Haiku Horizon

Pepper

 pepper hues

tasting the spice of

life

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
23/11/15

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Vistas

20 Friday Nov 2015

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

≈ 43 Comments

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Altais Mountains, blue, clouds, Nature, oneness with nature, Vistas

Done for Carpe Diem. And for Haiku My Heart.

Credits: Altai Mountains

all that blue

washing over me

on the Altai

2

from the Altai

breathing in the skies

and…His presence

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
20/11/15

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Carpe Diem: Breathing Moon

18 Wednesday Nov 2015

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

≈ 30 Comments

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Breathing moon, crescent, lake, mirror, Moon, Nature, night, romance

Done for Carpe Diem. As Is Above; As Below

Breathing Moon

crescent moon

breathing in the lake

mirrors the night

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
18/11/15

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Haiku Horizons: Salt

16 Monday Nov 2015

Posted by readinpleasure in Afriku, Challenges, Haiku, Poetry

≈ 28 Comments

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gossip, market, Pepper, Salt, slander

Done for Haiku Horizon

Salt

war galore

they eat pepper and salt

to spew out spite

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
16/11/15

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Raindrops On Bamboo

13 Friday Nov 2015

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

≈ 40 Comments

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bamboo, diamonds, love, Nature, raindrops, romance

Done for for Carpe Diem  and for Haiku My Heart. Completing Chèvrefeuille’s haiku below with my two lines of 7 syllables each.

Raindrops on Bamboo

raindrops on bamboo

shimmer in the sunlight

little diamonds

2

how the memory lingers

the night of your proposal

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
13/11/15

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Carpe Diem: Yugen

12 Thursday Nov 2015

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

≈ 29 Comments

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Afriku, mystery, Nature, scars, Yugen

Done for for Carpe Diem. Yugen – Mystery or Unknowable Depth. And for Gilly

Yugen

unknown stories

still lingering in the scars

of yesteryear

rootsa

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
12/11/15

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Carpe Diem: Maple Leaf

11 Wednesday Nov 2015

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

≈ 20 Comments

Tags

Canada, Ese, Life, Maple leaf, Nature, Peace

Done for for Carpe Diem. Written in the same tone, mood and spirit as Ese’s below.

a maple leaf

I search for life line

in my palm

© Ese

Maple Leaf

maple tree

 falling seeds budding

in my palm

2

maple leaf

inhaling the scent of

peace

Maple Leaf

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
11/11/15

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