All Souls – Carpe Diem Haiku

November 1, 2012 · by Björn Rudberg (brudberg) · in haiku, poetry. ·

graveyard memories
visiting the relatives
flickering candles
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flickering candles
communicate with elders
souls of ancestors

Haiku using the Carpe Diem prompt All Souls Day/Mummer’s Dance In Sweden All Souls Day is celebrated on Saturday. That is when you go to the churchyard and light candles for your elders and decorate with
November 1, 2012

8 responses to “All Souls – Carpe Diem Haiku”

Chevrefeuille November 2, 2012 at 01:15 · · Reply →

Awesome set of haiku … love the way you bring up ‘All Souls Day’ with this cascading one on ancestors. Great picture too.
Thank you for being here on Carpe Diem.
- brudberg November 2, 2012 at 19:57 · · Reply →
  
  Thank you very much 🙂
artmusedog and Carol November 2, 2012 at 02:57 · · Reply →

lovely photo and excellent haiku ~ (A Creative Harbor) ^_^
- brudberg November 2, 2012 at 19:58 · · Reply →
  
  Thank you 🙂
becca givens November 3, 2012 at 02:39 · · Reply →

What a wonderful tribute … thank you for sharing!
Mummer’s Dance
- brudberg November 3, 2012 at 09:12 · · Reply →
  
  Thank you 🙂 Tonight the graveyards here will be filled with candles
Rachel Creager Ireland November 3, 2012 at 04:04 · · Reply →

Love the repetition.
- brudberg November 3, 2012 at 09:16 · · Reply →
  
  Thank you. I have started to use more and more repetition in my writing. Sometimes it adds I think.