25 responses to “Carpe Diem Haiku – The Hanged Man”

1. incredibly, beautifully dense.

   • Thank you Jane

2. This is actually one of my favorite cards and you haiku’ed it wonderfully

   • Thank you Cookie

     • Blah! Thank you

3. darkly Poe-esque….

   • of course.. had to be.

4. the sense of injustice oozes from that first haiku..

   • could you say I’m not a big fan of death penalty.

5. The crows are probably nibbling at him too!

   The Hanged Man

   • Of course… they are only crows

6. These are so good
   First is a real gem

   Cheers!
   JzB

   • Thank you ..

7. Wow! Nice set Björn, but that first haiku is really great … what an injustice … He who dies for the sins of the executioner

   • Isn’t that what it’s all about

8. Karmic destiny beautifully portrayed in the haiku.

   • Thank you

9. I read a book once about Britain’s last executioner/hang man…I can;r recall what it was called now but it was macabrely interesting a the time.
   These are (as always) extremely well done Bjorn, thank you 🙂

   • Thank you. I find the role of the executioner extremely interesting.

10. The cawing crows haunt !!!

    • Ah that’s true.

11. Wow. Wow. Wow. I like this. Simplicity and intensity. This work well with the picture.

12. First of all, I LOVE that image you found! When I followed the prompts on twitter, I focused on the other aspect of this card. Great job with the truly “hanged” meaning!

13. Morbid

    • Indeed..

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