CD: 550 beggar

CD -550-beggar

hatsu yuki ya asaebisu suru kado kojiki

first snowfall--

early morning at my gate

a beggar

by Issa

beggar's bowl,

chased by the autumn wind,

enters the temple

© Chèvrefeuille

children beg for time...

children beg for time

to play; parents for memory

to stay clear as day

seasons cycle autumn falls -

brings cool air to kiss our face

the homeless layer

their holy garments tighter

accepting your alms

(...as I understand a renga: 5,7,5 - 7,7 - 5,7,5)

©JP/davh

Little Creatures 3 : Seri

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furu hata ya nazuna hana saku kakine kana

if you look closely

a sheperd's purse flowering

underneath the hedge

(c) Matsuo Basho (Tr. Tim Chilcott)

furudera ya hôroku suteru seri no naka

ancient temple

clay pot tossed around

in the seri (*)  field

© Buson (Tr. Chèvrefeuille)

(*) Seri = Oenanthe javanica = water dropwort

in the meadow

peeling the leaves of daisies,

does she loves me?

© Chèvrefeuille

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mustard seed weed spreads

with the wild carrots there

at my gardens edge

©JP/davh

n.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsella_bursa-pastoris 

 = shepards purse related to mustard plants

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_dropwort  similar to

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daucus_carota    (Queen Anne’s Lace)

The last two being of the same family of; carrots, celery and parsley

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apiaceae

haiku shuukan : 20 tears

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by Khalil Gibran on 'tears'.

[...] "There must be something strangely sacred in salt.

It is in our tears and in the sea". [...]

with tears in my eyes

I see how the wind is ruining

fragile beauty

fragile beauty

a gust of wind tears apart

Cherry Blossoms

© Chèvrefeuille (2013)

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sand stuck in my eye

dried tear of morning, it is

time to wash my face

©JP/davh

Tackle it Tuesday 4

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poetic flow; my

breath - truth and playful fiction

drawn from all I see

©JP/davh

Summer Quest 1:3

Summer Quest 1:3

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“Deep Silence”

evening walk

the sound of a wind chime

deep silence

© Chèvrefeuille

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silent silver sets

velvet table cloth of night

tatted with bright stars

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constellations have

empty space; connect the dots

imagine the feast

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supping to friendship;

honorable toasts lead to

restful lullaby

©JP/davh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatting

Summer Quest 1:2

Summer Quest 1:2

Quest-1-day-2-empty

next to my footprint

the empty shell of a hermit crab -

Ah! what a sadness

(c) Chèvrefeuille (2012)

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silent silver sets

velvet table cloth of night

tatted with bright stars

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constellations have

empty space; connect the dots

imagine the feast

©JP/davh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatting

Summer Quest 1:1

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new moon

she, our moon will grow again

a new life cycle

© Chèvrefeuille (2012)
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silent silver sets

velvet table cloth of night

tatted with bright stars

© JP/davh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatting

CD : 546 silence

CD 546-silence

[...] "I have learned silence from the talkative,

toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind;

yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers". [...]  Khalil

the babbling brook

makes me drowsy and happy -

a late summer night

© Chèvrefeuille

1

under green shade; birds

dine at the new feeder as

late summer wind rests

2

though they were quiet

now they are gone, turtles find

a new loving home

3

disease requires

rest - the body actively

heals itself quietly

1. viewed from the window - at the feeder, eating birds do not sing.

2. The turtles I was ‘babysitting’ have found a new home.

3. hubby is quiet as he rests his head...

From all of these things, I learn acceptance of what is, was and will be.

©JP/davh

Sparkling stars 2

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The beggar...

the beggar!

he has Heaven and Earth,

for his summer clothes

© Kikaku

at the cemetery

beneath cherry blossoms in full bloom

grandmother's fresh grave

© Chèvrefeuille

The beggar...

ash in salt water

ink of poetic tears flow

banking on heritage

banking on heritage

ink of poetic tears flow

ash in salt water

father faltered, there

sacrificed his own health for

future forfeited

future forfeited

sacrificed his own health for

there, father faltered

grave in the back yard

no stone marker, just the stars

witness tearful eyes

witness tearful eyes

no stone marker, just the stars

grave in the backyard

©JP/davh

haiku shuukan 19

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teething...

inner turmoil - shift;

uncomfortable teeth move

keeps her seeking sleep

©JP/davh

Little Creatures 2

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http://www.kidsbutterfly.org/

cho kiete tamashii ware ni kaeri keri

the butterfly having disappeared,

my spirit

came back to me

© Wafu

wandering through the meadow

following the path of butterflies -

I find my spirit

© Chèvrefeuille

a renga 

(as I know it)

(5,7,5 line space 7,7  line space 5,7,5)

in the white flowers

the Monarch waited for her -

Little Miss with wide eyes

held safely in grama’s arms

her little finger pointed

would her dreams take flight

through pines, willow, maples and

the small white flowers

©JP/davh

CD : 543 wall

CD -543-wall.

communication

through natural music will

penetrate all walls

©JP/davh

Tackle it Tuesday #3

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they matchy match

fashion plates - made up and fine

me? t’s, jeans, no heels

©JP/davh

CD : 542 : tapestry

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threadbare new skin, now

draped with knowledge, blessed by

your silken laughter

the loom, warp, weft and shuttle

create life’s grand tapestry

your silken laughter

gently twists with my own - we

are fully addressed

©JP/davh

CD 541 inner self solitude

CD -541-inner-self-solitude

[...] "Solitude is a silent storm that breaks

down all our dead branches; Yet it sends

our living roots deeper into the living heart

of the living earth". [...] Khalil Gibran

what color is gold

my mind explores the soul and

depth and breadth of earth

©JP/davh

Little Creatures 1

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giddy grasshopper

take care...do not leap and crush

these pearls of dewdrop

© Issa (source)

how pitiful!

underneath the helmet

a cricket chirping.

© Basho (Tr. Ueda)

deep silence

this lazy summer evening -

song of a cricket

© Chèvrefeuille

1

Pinocchio’s guide

Top hat and spats; Jimminy

sound of a conscious

2

on the hearth, lucky? -

that solemn song longing to

dance upon the grass

3

a full complement

plays; stringless violins of

summer nights’ crickets

©JP/davh