I hope

Carpe Diem Theme Week 4
Latifa Prayer – “I hope”

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planting seeds
on his knees in the dirt
farmer prays for rain

cherry blossoms

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge – May 8

carrying his mother
and leading his child by the hand …
cherry blossoms!

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge – May 7
a dragonfly pair
fastened to one another
went flickering by

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holding hands beside the lake
young lovers sit on the grass

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge – 5
“petal lanterns”

petal lanterns –
a waterfall of flowers
her lips touch mine

the moon shines softly on us
we cast just one shadow

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge – 4
“morning glory”

morning glory!
the well bucket – entangled,
I ask for water

clear mountain stream flows past
my thirst is quenched from above

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge – 3
“in the moonlight”

in the moonlight
wisteria flowers look fragile –
a gust of wind
© Chevrefeuille

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sweetest perfume is wafted
across the empty fields

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge – 2
“shadow of leaves”

shadows of leaves
cover the open holes
her flute forgotten
© Jane Reichhold

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only the notes of birdsong
filling the evening air

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge 1
” old pond”

lily pads tremble
as ripples pass by

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fancy boots

covered in mud

puddle fun

Carpe Diem Special #208 – Sara McNulty’s 4th
“fantasy” shadorma

sliver of
moon cleaves the night sky
opening
a window
to un-granted wishes that
wait for their release