41 responses to “Carpe Diem Special – Onitsura (wild cherry)”

1. wow! great pic and wonderful lines

   • Thank you 🙂 Interesting to know that Van Gogh was inspired by the Japanese paintings when he made this, but he used his own oil technique.

     • its really wonderful

2. All delightful, but the giggling brook gave me the broadest smile : )

   • Thank you

3. I like the idea of the stream, of love, carrying that memory. Nice.

   • Thank you Anders,

4. magical sounds ringing from you delightful ‘spring like’ haiku ~ and love the Van Gogh ~ enjoy ^_^

   • Thank you 🙂

5. love the dancing, joyful and playful blossoms….I can hear the brook and see the swirling petals…

   • I’m glad for that Joanne

6. I love your playful haiku; magical. I think I misunderstood the prompt, but loved the imagery I found.

   • 🙂 thank you

7. the giggling brook just made my morning extra brighter ^^ love that image you chose!

   • I love the word giggling

8. Very nice…picture words and all. Thank you Bjorn 🙂

   • Thank you jrb

9. giggling brook. I wish I thought of it.

   • I’m sure you have something even better Lolly

10. what better picture to brighten up morning. 2nd haiku is awesome.

    • Thank you

11. This is really sweet and full of life !!!

    • Thank you 🙂

12. Lovely words…lovely haiga :))

    • Thank you 🙂

13. Lets hope for the cherry blossoms that the stream takes them somewehere and not just swallows them.

    • The just play allong a while.

14. Wow! Bjorn these haiku are really wonderful. I like the painting by Van Gogh and how that has inspired you to write your haiku for today’s Special by Onitsura. Chapeau, a real masterpiece.

    • Thank you Kristjaan… It was a lovely haiku to get inspired from

15. I’d like to see this game with my own eyes!

    Singing Stone

    • Oh yes… I can see the flowers dancing around the singing

16. That’s a side of van Gogh I did not know about.
    Love the images in your haiku.
    Cheers!
    JzB

    • Thank you. His Almond blooms is quite similar but more famous.

17. I love the images you created especially the dancing and singing! I had trouble with this for some reason but you stayed true to the master’s poem! 23:6

    • Thank you. I loved this prompt.

18. loved loved the second one!

    • Thank you thank you

19. Always look forward to seeing your haiku. So easy to immerse myself in your writing.

    • Thank you Maggie 🙂

20. Fantastic..the ‘giggling brook’ captured my heart!! It gives an impression of a still life painting!

21. Really, excellent haiku, so full of emotion and senses.

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