12 responses to “Carpe Diem Haiku – winter solstice”

1. Yes, it is that time and seeing the candle burn longer excites the faithful

2. Oh! Burning darkness indeed. A wonderful image portrayed in this haiku. 🙂

3. That’s beautiful.

4. Always that extra twist, always at the right moment. Built up to a classical last line.

5. The darkness that feeds our soul and leads us to the light….beautiful haiku!

6. Bjorn, Lovely. 🙂 — Suzanne

7. “burning darkness”

   I love this image! Powerful!

   Solstice Haiku

8. I love Christmas and advent candles. Nice ! You are becoming nicer as well with less horror and misogyny in your poems.

   • Horror and sadness yes.. misogyny — I think that must have been a misunderstanding… never been my intention.

9. Lovely closing line on this. Wonderful synergy between the piece and the artwork.

10. Sometimes all it takes is one candle to banish the darkness…

11. This is beautiful.

    Nice to find a message of hope and a reminder of what truly matters.

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