Carpe Diem – Winter Grasses (fuyu kusa)
Winter kigo on Carpe Diem prompt is winter grasses (fuyu kusa). As we have winter, I choose a picture of my own here, a little woodblock printing imitation in how […]
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Carpe Diem Buson Special – Fruitless Blossoms
Today the prompt on Carpe Diem is this haiku by Buson fruitless blossoms are beaten by the rain in the melon fields That’s a tough one. I see here a […]
Carpe Diem Haiku – New Year (toshi no yo)
Winter kigo on Carpe Diem prompt is New Year (toshi no yo) Today I once again illustrate by woodblock print from one of the big masters, Ando Hiroshigo depicting Fireworks […]
Carpe Diem Haiku – Winter Camellia (kantsubaki)
Winter kigo on Carpe Diem prompt is Winter Camellia (kantsubaki), or snow Camellia. I found this wonderful wood block carving by Utagawa Hiroshige on Wikimedia Commons. winter sparrows playfully seeks […]
She would forgive?
I took this picture on the morning after Valentine, and in my opinion it tells a story that I would like to set into a poem. If anyone else feels […]
