Wonderground
Seated in the underground, my shoulder pressed against my neighbor’s dampness soggy wool. Her face is veiled, a glimpse of sorrow in mascara streaks; wilted roses in her hands. Suddenly […]
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Carpe Diem Haiku – Richard Wright’s “scarecrow’s old hat”
To let Richard Wright:s haiku: The scarecrow’s old hat Was flung by the winter wind Into a graveyard. inspire us to do a solo-renga again. My effort follows below: — […]
Formalin and cartilage
I could never touch his waxy face, sunken, yet familiar. Painted and preserved with formalin, his blood exchanged with chemicals. His nose and ears seemed larger than in life since […]
Carpe Diem Haiku – Fujiidera
A funeral is a preparation for the life after. And if you believe that you will be reborn again, the balance sheet will be summed. Just like in any economy […]
Carpe Diem Haiku – Prince Genji’s farewell
The task at Carpe Diem is to distil a haiku out of this poem by Prince Genji The evening sky itself becomes something to cherish when I gaze at it, […]
Björn Rudbergs writings 