spring evening

Carpe Diem #946 – spring evening
In the Way of Basho – hidden subject

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house sparrows
startled into flight
no hawk heard

crocus

Carpe Diem #2 – Theme Week
Color Your Life – Violet

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violet crocus
blooming in spring snow
nature’s mystery

Carpe Diem #945 – pine needles
In The Way of Basho – “Narrating an Admirable Act”

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stinging nettles
scavenged from neighbor’s field
spring tonic

Carpe Diem Trokubetsudesu #74

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new moon
takes a deep breath
earth responds

Carpe Diem #2 – Theme Week
Color Your Life – Orange

orange petals
summon bees and butterflies
zinnias flutter

Carpe Diem Special #203 Basho’s Disciples :
Mukai Kyorai’s “Master of Persimmons”

apple blossoms
hang limply from branches
spring frost

Carpe Diem #2 – Theme Week
Color Your Life – Red

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morning sky
glows with red warning
afternoon storm

Carpe Diem #943 – Flute
In the Way of Basho – “literary reference”

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early morning
symphony of roosters
echo Saint-Saens

Carpe Diem #942 – Thorn
In the Way of Basho – “twist”

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spring romance
meeting in the garden
mourning doves

Carpe Diem #940 – Blossom
kasuri – frame rhyme/para rhyme

apple blossoms
jewels on bare branches
top to bottom