d’Verse Poets Pub – Rain
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hidden beneath leaves
sparrows perch on tree branches
rainy afternoon
d’Verse Poets Pub – Rain
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hidden beneath leaves
sparrows perch on tree branches
rainy afternoon
d’Verse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday: Meet Piet
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The Reality of Gardens
On winter days I spend a great deal of time thinking about my flower beds. Outside the wind is blowing wisps of snow around the corner of the house and only the hardiest birds come to the feeders. I stay hunkered down with my dreams and schemes and plans for next summers perfect garden.
When spring sashays her way across the yard I’m faced with more weeds than buds. So begins the relentless battle with ground ivy and winter cress, which have been patiently waiting for those first warm rays of sunshine. My ideal garden vanishes in a puff of reality and I am happy to scatter some seeds in the empty patches of dirt. I’m pretty sure the bees and butterflies don’t visit for the aesthetics.
Outdoor gallery
Blooms of multi-colored zinnias
Abstract garden art
Carpe Diem’s Tan Renga Wednesday #11 family tombstone
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Here is the haiku to work with:
adding father’s name
to the family tombstone
with room for my own
© Nicholas Virgilio
And now it’s up to you to create a Tan Renga with this haiku by adding your two-lined stanza. Enjoy the challenge.
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ancient secrets held in stone
silently wait to guard mine
©️Candace Kubinec
as evening falls
sad sounds of a broken heart
the mourning dove’s call
Carpe Diem Seven Days Before Christmas 2018 (6) Christmas Dinner
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hearts filled with love
appetites satisfied
Christmas dinner
Carpe Diem Seven Days Before Christmas 2018 (5) Christmas Tree
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misshapen pine
transformed with strings of lights
winter magic
Carpe Diem Seven Days Before Christmas 2018 (4) Feliz Navidad
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The world sings
In notes of joy and hope
On this holy night
Carpe Diem Seven Days Before Christmas 2018 (3) Meditation
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forest of pines
in silent meditation
refuge of peace
Carpe Diem Seven Days Before Christmas 2018 (1) wishes for the holidays
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dark winter sky
filled with bright shining stars
Christmas wishes
Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #36 “like Basho”
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an old frog
meditating by the pond
like Basho