Carpe Diem today is to write haiku inspired by the following haiku by Onitsura.
the bell from far away –
how it moves along in its coming
through the Spring haze
And who else to better provide a picture to illustrate than this painting by Turner. I had a few interpretations from my European point of view what a bell can mean.
Chichester Canal (from Wikimedia Commons)
across the water
carried by the haze of spring
church bells tolls
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morning haze
chiming bells announce
black dress of spring
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haze of spring
harbour bells announce
tide is coming
Björn Rudbergs writings 
These are perfect, evocative.
Thank you 🙂
Very evocative, although immediately transposed to my own experience (the mark of a good piece to be sure!). I’m a Brit and I love Turner. And I live in San Francisco, so the bell became the fog horn and the mist was a tad thicker, with just strong enough a sun to burn through the fog and create a rich but delicate envelope of haze.
It works. I love haiku but got frustrated living in Japan never being able to quite read the kanji. I don’t write it myself. No skill.
Yes, I can fully understand what you say. I was in San Francisco at the end of last September and bicycled around the bay. It was amazing to see the sun burn away the morning fog…
Each has a story to tell !!!
Thank you 🙂
I can see the images inmy mind, wonderful
Thank you 🙂
Love the feel to this…dream-etic
Thank you 🙂 That’s what I love about Turner.
nice… we had a beautiful spring day over here as well..love esp. the chiming bells announcing spring as well just like everything with every breath does…spring is my fav season so i’m really biased…smiles
Still a little bit further to go before we have spring .. Ice is still thick
Sound carries so well across water. The bells in your poem are clear despite any mist!
Have you noticed that in mist the sounds carries even better?
Love to think about the ‘haze of spring.’ I am definitely waiting! I enjoyed your haiku.
Thank you. Yes, there are those golden mornings that Turner was so god at painting…
very dreamy…morning haze sounds wonderful.. i rarely get to enjoy it
Ah, but you have to be up early 🙂
Bringing us out of winter sure sounds grand, would love to see such an image near my land.
🙂 Indeed me also.
Although the idea of churchells amuses me greatly, I think you meant churchbells – also “announce”
I did love these especially for the feeling of sound moving towards me, very physical!
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I really like the “black dress of spring”… Great antithesis. And I got caught by the tide, as always – as I am a woman from the sea 😉
Glad you saw that black dress of spring. Yes, I wanted to tie it to the chiming bells.
what a picture to complement your words
Thank you..
It’s such a pleasure to read this set. Beautifully illustrated…the sound of church bells coming through the haze.
Thank you 🙂 once I thought about Turner it was easy.
Every bell has a story to tell, some loudly, and some in hazy whispers.
Holybell
Thank you 🙂
beautiful haiku! loved reading them!
Thank you 🙂
loved the movement as we wander through your lines
Thank you 🙂
There’s something special about church bells. We don’t hear them often in the U.S., but in Mexico they are always sounding out their joy!
Bellsong
We still hear them on every sunday 🙂
Put me in a special mood.
Thank you 🙂
Rich, imagic haiku. They create such a peaceful mood for me.
Love all the bell references. All your haiku are beautiful. The harbour feels so delicate.
That mysterious beauty…when almost can feel it in the air… This set is among my all time favourties of yours.
beautiful bjorn… “black dress of spring”… evokes rich fertile soil and possibility. I never would have thought of that expression to refer to spring, most people, I think, imagine bright greens and pastels in regard to the coming of spring but THIS is quite a lovely turn of phrase that digs deeper, into the depth of beginnings. Thank you for giving me a new view to contemplate.
Great series inspired on the one by Onitsura. Thank you for sharing