Tag: Carpe Diem

rain songs

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Carpe Diem #1034 “let the rain kiss you”

[…] “Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.” […] Langston Hughes

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inside my small tent
ancient melodies recalled
rain taps a sweet song

this moment

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Carpe Diem #1031 “live in the present”

[…] “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” […] Buddha

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wild gray wolf
lives only in the moment
howling at the moon

path

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Carpe Diem #1030 “path”

inspiration for today is from a very talented haiku poet

[…] “Ah…and then there’s the path, always the path, there, to concentrate on.. ” […] Hamish Managua Gunn

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abandoned temple
crumbled stones along the path
only weeds remain

heartfelt

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Carpe Diem #1029 – “felt with the heart”

this is the quote for inspiration in this episode of Carpe Diem:

[…] “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” […] Hellen Keller
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only her heart knows
the love he leaves behind –
noble warrior

sadness

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Carpe Diem #1028 “sadness”

what a great quote as our inspiration –
[…] “Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.” […] Khalil Gibran

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on the other side
flowers bloom with abandon
my garden weeps

movement

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Carpe Diem # 1027 “movement”

our inspirational quote for today:
[…] “Haiku is the poetry of nature and nature is always in motion. Seasons come and go, the moon changes every 28 days and so on, the only thing which is steady and without clear motion is our sun, that big star of our Milky Way around which the planets are rotating.” […] Chèvrefeuille, your host

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shadows crawl
across the mountain peaks
following the sun

smiles

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Carpe Diem # 1026 “smile”

the inspiration for our Haiku today:

[…] “Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.” […] Mother Teresa

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the sky brightens
even on cloudy days
when children smile

beauty

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Carpe Diem # 1025 “beauty”

The inspiration for this episode comes from this quote by Rumi
[…] “Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” […] Rumi

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camera in hand
she walks along foreign streets
capturing beauty

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I’ve been busy with family and traveling for the past few weeks.
Time to get back to Haiku.