Carpe Diem kigo is Aki Chikashi (Autumn near), and the latest of the summer blooms are asters (at least here in Sweden)

Asters in vase by Henri Fantin-Latour
aster bloom
summer warmth is fading
autumn’s near
aster vase
her wrinkled hands recall
her autumn’s near
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June 30, 2013
It just tore my heart.. the second haiku. In those few words, you have crafted a masterpiece.
This set touched me deep, that second haiku …. breathtaking nice and strong, but also with that sad feeling of departure in it.
Definitely breathtaking second haiku. Beautiful and startling.
Really beautiful
subdued texture~
of asters~
and her hands.
Wonderful
The second one is deep
Beautiful but almost heart – wrenching images you’ve created – in the moment when…summer still seems to be in its best.