Carpe Diem Haiku – worship (a haibun)
When she shut her eyes, she always saw azure water and mother wearing a polka-dot bikini. Gradually the colors of her memories had faded, but purple bruises and blood stained […]
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Carpe Diem Haiku – Yggdrasil
The battlefields are filled with tanks, and chimneys from the factories spew out its soot. Generals order our authors to praise the progress of the state. Passively we watch song […]
Carpe Diem Haiku – Turtle
The Rabbit and the turtle One day a rabbit was boasting about how fast he could run. He was laughing at the turtle for being so slow. Much to the […]
Carpe Diem Haiku – Soen Nakagawa’s – awoken from a nap
An inspirational haiku by Soen Nakagawa. I have missed all the Carpe Diem Haiku extra this month, but this one went directly my heart. Aiming my penis out over the […]
Carpe Diem Haiku – Bravery and pilgremage
There are often two ways to reach a summit. There is the direct road, balancing on narrow ledges, overcoming the fear of precipes trusting the thin rope, and your companion’s […]
