30 responses to “Carpe Diem Haiku – Chiyo-Ni Butterfly”

1. beautiful verse
   on a short lovely life
   tinged with sorrow

   JzB

   • Thank you. Yes I have always felt a little bit sad for butterflies.

2. loved your last one! and not only because I wrote about metamorphose too 😉

   • 🙂

3. What a beauty … nice haiku inspired on Chiyo-Ni’s butterfly. Thank you for sharing.

   • Thank you, it was a nice haiku to share.

4. LOVE this photo. Camera wizard AND poet. Wow.

   • Thank you 🙂 Or lucky shot. 🙂

5. fleeting beauty… a hint of sadness… each haiku in this set is a gem

   • Thank you. Inspiring prompt I think.

6. Yes the butterfly has a brief and beautiful life! And I love your photo too!

   • Thank you 🙂

7. A delicate haiku for a delicate creature, a life brief and wistful that brings joy to so many.

   • And many years in preparation….

8. Enjoyed this lovely haiku!

   • Thank you 🙂

9. Nature can be so sad.
   Your second makes me think of the old time Debutants at their coming out balls.
   Thank you as always Bjorn 🙂

   • Thank you, yes I had young ladies blooming in mind when I wrote it.. Thank you for noticing.

10. Beautiful and sad, such a fragile creature.

    • Thank you. Once you settle on how to interpret it was easy.

11. Wonderful set of haiku with a tint on sadness. The second one is awesome; I went back to it to reread.

    • Thank you. I like the second one best too. 🙂

12. Amazingly felt and written Bjorn!

    • Thank you 🙂

13. A single summer’s dance…how sad…

    In Mid-Flight

    • Indeed .. but still beautiful

14. Even a single summer matters… Beautifully crafted,

    • It is of utmost importance. 🙂

15. Oh my, the first and seconds, some of your very best, true, illuminating, fragile haiku moments – the third was very clear, but the first two also had depth of imagery. Great.

16. Beautiful verse. The photo is perfect… 🙂

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