Carpe Diem Haiku – Koyu-Ni’s fallen blossom
Koyu-Ni wrote: hana chirite shizuka ni narinu hito-gokoro the blossoms have fallen: our minds are now tranquil © Koyu-Ni (Tr. R.H. Blyth) Or translated by our host: tranquility – finally […]
Category Archives: haibun
Carpe Diem Haibun – My compost
To start a compost means to integrate yourself into the cycle of life, the reward is bountiful from flowers and vegetables. But where would my compost be without the earthworms? […]
Carpe diem haibun – autumn’s first leaf
The first sign of approaching fall is a clearness in the water. Algae that normally makes water opaque have gone to rest deep in the sediments below. I sit and […]
Carpe Diem Haiku – Truth
Truth is to often becoming a doctrine, like Khalil Gibran says “Many a doctrine is like a window pane. We see truth through it, but it divides us from truth”. […]
Carpe Diem Haiku – buttercups
In my dreams of a perfect midsummer, the sun always shines, children are happy and every girl is crowned with meadow’s freshest flowers. The music and laughter fills the air. […]
