Today Carpe Diem is a Special to write haiku inspired by Kyoshi Takahama:
a gold bug –
I hurl into the darkness
and feeling the depth of night
Evening Star by Franz Stuck
the firefly
as it leaves my verandah
to velvet of the night
in depth of night
like honeysuckle fragrance
sincere embrace
—
May 22, 2013
Writing about living in two places (and times)
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Lovely imagery.
Thank you 🙂
Both are beautiful. Your second haiku is a gem.
Thank you 🙂
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Oh I sense the romance in these lines….you left me wondering about the third verse. 🙂A Gold Bug
🙂 that verse was caught by a decency filter.
these are wonderful, serene, and romantic
Cheers!
JzB
Thank you 🙂
that first haiku is divine. such a romantic!
Thank you.. 🙂 that one was my own favorite as well.
Ah, the firefly has left you alone to pursue its own interests…
Takahama Special
Indeed diving into that velvet 🙂
How romantic. You had my pulse quickening with these too haiku.;-)
🙂 a velvet night can do that
Yum. “Velvet night”. 🙂
I love “velvet of the night”! Nice haiku, both. 🙂
Thank you 🙂
Your firefly is magical. Can smell the honeysuckle.
Thank you 🙂
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