9.30 : CD 572 sage ...bring calm...

http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.com/2014/09/carpe-diem-572-sage.html

CD-572-sage.html

9.30 ...bring calm...

a wise plant and word

a gift from the universe?

bring calm to us all

©JP/davh

from the post:

Sage is considered a nearly universal magical cure-all, able to dispel curses and bestow wisdom, clarity, health, and prosperity. A sage leaf kept with a Tarot deck will preserve it uncontaminated by negative, distracting forces. One way to break a curse with sage is to light a leaf (or handful of leaves) and then blow out the flame, allowing the embers to continue smoking. Then use the smoldering sage to draw large, counter-clockwise circles in the air. The smoke will banish the curse and bring a blessing in its stead.

http://www.herbwisdom.com/herb-sage.html

from herbwisdom.com:

It is thought that Sage is similar to Rosemary in its ability to improve brain function and memory. In a study involving 20 healthy volunteers Sage oil caused indicated improvements in word recall and speed of attention. Meanwhile the activity of Sage and its constituents have been investigated in the search for new drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease with promising results

9.29 CD 571 ...vast variety...

9.29 ...vast variety...

CD 571-mushrooms

...vast variety...

just because its there

and some call it a found prize

please keep your truffles

the fungus among us has

quite a vast variety  

and if you don’t know

exactly what you’re looking

for - there'll be no ‘score’

red is a warning so is

orange - be wary of spots

I think I’ll be safe

and buy my mushrooms from the

local town grocer

©JP/davh

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

http://www.mushroom-appreciation.com/poisonous-mushrooms.html

9.27 Duel Prompts: ...notice leaves

9.27 Duel Prompts: ...notice leaves...

Acrostic / Shadorma is a Spanish 6-line poem of 3/5/3/3/7/5 syllable lines respectively.

Traditional haiku: 5/7/5 syllable lines; haibun: prose or other verse with haiku

shadorma-photo-prompt-september-27-2014/

Please see the shardorma prompt for the photo(s)

CD-570-fallen-leaves

acrostic/shardorma/haibun:

...notice leaves...

feet scuffle

enter and egress

lilt, tap, dance

lope, trot, prance

entering autumn with grace

notice leaves; stop: see

*

apple red, orange

waves, yellow hues all -

east wind carries them

©JP/davh

Note: to me autumn colors are ‘fallen awe.’

Cemeteries hold our ‘fallen’ loved ones...

And there is always an ‘awe’ to see headstones,

especially very old historical ones.   

9.26 CD: 569 corn ...before the harvest

9.26 ...before the harvest...

http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.com/2014/09/carpe-diem-569-corn.html

CD-569-corn

in these parts; play time [ __

                                           |                                 ____________

    ]   time to get lost in a maize maze   [ ___

                                                                                                            ]_____before the harvest

©JP/davh

http://www.cherrycrestfarm.com/Activities/The-Corn-Maze/

Just one of many places. Go to the bottom of the page to see some actual corn mazes.

Maize:

Locally understood to denote the leading crop of a district. Restricted to the indigenous "maize" in America (c.1600, originally Indian corn, but the adjective was dropped), usually wheat in England, oats in Scotland and Ireland, while Korn means "rye" in parts of Germany. Maize was introduced to China by 1550, it thrived where rice did not grow well and was a significant factor in the 18th century population boom there.Cornflakes first recorded 1907. Corned beef so called for the "corns" or grains of salt with which it is preserved; from verb corn "to salt" (1560s).

harvest moon

a bulging corn crib

releases it

© Jane Reichhold

lost in the corn fields

I look at autumn's sky and listen,

a Skylark's song

© Chèvrefeuille

9.26 CD LC 6 lizard ...crossed my path

9.26 ...crossed my path

http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.com/2014/09/carpe-diem-little-creatures-6-lizard.html

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while on the west coast

I paused mid-stride midday, when

lizard crossed my path

©JP/davh

9.25 : Plaited Prompts: ...the emperor ate...

9.25 plaited prompts: ...the emperor ate...

CD-568-apples

(Perhaps if the emperor had eaten more apples?)

http://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2014/09/24/heeding-haiku-with-ha-to-derive-inspiration-from-poetry-5/

‘I Speak Not, I Trace Not, I Breathe Not Thy Name’ by Lord Byron

(I’ve taking an indirect route and slightly longer than an American tanka)

http://redwolfpoems.wordpress.com/2014/09/24/we-wordle-27/

a memento mori poem with these words:

trance, track, skin, emperor, popcorn, bacon

And just because it Too, Too - fits... Q 25 T 10

http://imprompt.wordpress.com/2014/09/25/too-too/

*

a tale retold in memento mori:

...the emperor ate...

bacon was the fat

the emperor ate, popcorn

with too much butter

in a trance with his mirror;

not looking at skin sagging

lost track of his life;

sly tailors’ embarrassment -

naked to his own death

coffin closed; who was the first;

and the last mourner? the child

clear lesson here;

moderation is the key -

serve it up daily

©JP/davh

9.24 CD GW 26 leafless

CD GW - 26-sara - leafless

9.24 willow...

willow’s yellow lips

silenced by the summer, fall

reveal squirrel’s nest

©JP/davh

In Judaism the Lulav helps to celebrate Sukkot a Fall harvest Festival.

Several plants make up the Lulav.

"Etrog refers to the heart, the place of understanding and wisdom.  

Lulav refers to the backbone, uprightness.  Myrtle corresponds to the eyes,

enlightenment. Willow represents the lips, the service of the lips (prayer)."

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

Note: I had always thought of the willow leaves as eyes because of their shape.

Interesting to find different interpretations.

9.23 ...leaves are flags... CD 567

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9.23...leaves are flags...

all leaves are flags

their prayers of golden hues dreams

and green beginnings

©JP/davh

Happy first day of autumn or

Happy first day of spring :)

haiku series: "Fore" You dear, anything...(mostly)

http://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2014/09/21/prompt-73-6-words/

Sam was moved by this six word story that is used for this prompt:

“Jumped. Then I changed my mind.”

haiku series:

“Fore” You dear, anything...(mostly)

jumped; was my

first instinct, curl and run far

anything but that...

then I took deep stock

of my unreasonable

fear and went forward

I had promised to

bat at that little white ball

with sticks in a bag

changed attitude and

minor adjustments in

poise, and position

my advancement

was slow, sweat trickling from

my brow in day’s heat

mind over matter won

though I never did make par

once, playing at golf  

©JP/davh

Note: I turned this into a mini wordle using each word

to start a verse of this haiku series.

Hubby’s golfing buddy was out of town.

I did promise to play with him. We played nine holes -

the shorter course. I take at least 3 or 5 shots for

every one of his. Just spending time with him...

was priceless. :)                  

9.21 Corvus the Crow (CD 566)

CD 566-crow

9.21 Corvus (the Crow)

Corvus wanted figs

denied a god his water

now crow lights the night

forever thirsty for truth

since denied a second chance

©JP/davh

Corvus (the Crow)

Noun 1. a small quadrilateral-shaped constellation in the S hemisphere,

lying between Virgo and Hydra

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvus_(constellation)

http://mexicanskies.com/constellations/corvus.htm

9.20 chop, chop : cutting wood

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9.20 chop, chop

once a younger man

could have done twice as much in

half the time... chop, chop.

he won’t let me use the chain

saw; sees safety first - he does

so I bow, and bow

that second ‘o’ is long and

takes me longer still

while useful; chainsaw

can run a muck, needs gas and

oil, ax is steady

tried to weld ax, I did...

just not strong enough - dame, I.

I rearrange the

wood which he chops, into piles

for the fireplace

chop, chop - the rhythm and rhyme

echoes fall into autumn

©JP/davh

9.19 CD Soliloquy no renga

CD -soliloquy-no-renga   - purple shadow

hokku: (by © Jane Reichhold

the autumn skies

folded into the mountains

purple shadow

it was if she were baking

the ingredients measured

bathed in lilac and

dressed in hues of indigo;

wore a grape apron

boysenberry, lavender,

aquamarines blended fair

took the great pine spoon

by the light of a full moon

gently stirred the sky

amethyst, violets and

damson danced in her bright eyes

who could tell if it

were sunrise or sun setting

it did not matter

because it was all a dream;

play of shadows on a screen

©JP/davh  

http://www.shadesofpurple.facts.co/shadesofpurplecolornames.php

Indigo is a color that is traditionally regarded as a color on the visible spectrum, as well as one of the seven colors of the rainbow: the color between blue and violet. Although traditionally considered one of seven major spectral colors, its actual position in the electromagnetic spectrum is controversial.