haiku juxtaposition

dry and cracking earth
the farmer prays for relief
dust bath for sparrows

haiku APOKOINOU

breeze in the Maple
creating tender music
leaves rustle softly

Carpe Diem’s Tan Renga Wednesday #11 family tombstone

check it out to join in

Here is the haiku to work with:

adding father’s name
to the family tombstone
with room for my own

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

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

Carpe Diem’s Sparkle Of Joy … introduction and first “task”

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swooping barn swallows
guarding nest of twigs and mud
farmer runs from field