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ik 353

Crisp Carnelian

homemade

is best

but when the

need presents; canned chicken

soup

©JP/dh

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnelian_(color)

In 1898, Herberton Williams, a Campbell Soup Company executive, convinced the company to adopt a carnelian red and bright white color scheme, because he was taken by the crisp carnelian red color of the Cornell University football team's uniforms.

Inspired by: Happy cooks make happy food.

From: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

*

Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: My haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.

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ik 352

blight?

(a haiku series)

left out in the rain

after so many years can

the rust be repaired?

the broken heart cries

after being abandoned

can old wounds be healed?

ruddy and muddled

emotions tumble and twist -

is silence enough?

©JP/dh

Rust is named after the resulting phenomenon of the oxidation of iron. The word 'rust' finds its etymological origins in the Proto-Germanic word rusta, which translates to "redness." The word is closely related to the term "ruddy," which also refers to a reddish coloring in an object.

Inspired by: Be present and aware.

From: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

*

Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: My haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.

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ik 351

Fun Furnishings

mahogany

furniture - for

all the treasures

held within bring many

joys

hutch

and credenza

from two different

places; filled with rich

memories

curves,

carved details,

drawers and shelves

hold heirlooms and delightful

toys

©JP/dh

Mahogany is a reddish brown color. It is approximately the color of the wood,

mahogany. However, the wood itself, like most woods, is not uniformly

the same color.The first recorded use of mahogany

as a color name in English was in 1737.

Inspired by:  Pay attention in day-to-day life.

From: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

*

Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: My haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.

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ik 350

Different yet the same...

flowers,

crayon colors

and place names

honored; come fuchsia and

magenta

©JP/dh

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuchsia_(color)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magenta

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuchsia_triphylla

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Magenta

Inspired by:  Scan newspapers and magazines...

(and maybe even computer articles...)

From: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

*

Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: My haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.

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ik 349

Dianthus caryophyllus

Being

tickled pink,

She was gifted

a bouquet of frilly

carnations

©JP/dh

The color pink takes its name from the flowers called pinks, members of the genus Dianthus.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianthus_caryophyllus

In optics, pink can refer to any of the colors between bluish red (purple) and red, of medium to high brightness and of low to moderate saturation. Although pink is generally considered a tint of red, most variations of pink lie between red, white and magenta colors. This means that the pink's hue is between red and magenta

Inspired by:  Embrace the world as the gift it is;

an apple is a gift, the color pink is a gift, the scent of a flower is a gift.

From: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

*

Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: My haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.

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ik 348

Just Because...

Folly

is the

color of the

red balloon for your

birthday

©JP/dh

Folly is a color one-fourth of the way between crimson and rose,

closer to crimson than to rose. The first recorded use of folly

as a color name in English was in 1920

Inspired by:  Sometimes it’s okay to give others what they want!

From: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

*

Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: My haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.

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ik 347

Aluminium salt from bugs...

fabric,

candy, and

wine can be

coated and dyed with

Carmine

©JP/dh

Inspired by:  Attend to each moment and learn something new.

From: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmine

The Etymology history is interesting too.

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Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: My haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.