haiku – broken heart

as evening falls
sad sounds of a broken heart
the mourning dove’s call

dinner

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

Carpe Diem’s Crossroads #11 “a winter’s love”

torn apart clothes
thrown against a beach pole
a winter’s love

bare footed
wandering about the nude beach
in heart of winter

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Here is my fusion haiku –
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Clothes on a beach pole
Footprints leave a sandy trail
Lovers stroll away

Carpe Diem #1446 mandarin orange blossoms (hana tachibana)

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wedding bells chime out
sweet scent of orange blossoms waft
the bride blushes pink