under the willow
storm winds whisper their promise
silent song birds wait
under the willow
children play and elders nap
summer sun shining
under the willow
a lost lagoon moulders green
water reflections
under the willow
mysterious summer dreams
carps swim in the pond
Written for Carpe diem Haiku Kai – The first Line
I have to admit I enjoyed writing these haiku. I liked how the first line set the pace…and I liked looking for some of my older photos to illustrate them. Have a great day folks.
Bastet and Sekhmet's Library 
These are great, Bastet 🙂
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Thanks…Haiku are fun.
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Awesome, gorgeous, beautifull series of haiku all starting with “under the willow” you were inspired, all four are little paintings.
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Thanks Chèvrefeuille..I love willows and we have so many of them in our area. Thanks for this special, loved it!
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I agree its a nice special and your haiku is awesome.
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Thanks so much for the encouraging words…they make me smile!
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My pleasure
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I love willow and was my mothers fsvorote so much so I had her coffin made of willow branches weaved interspersed with her favorote flowers. Beautiful
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What a lovely idea! Yes, willows are really beautiful trees and we have several varieties here in my area…I just love them!
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Me too, plus cherry trees and magnolia, my top hit list
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The magnolias and cherry trees are magnificent here right now…I do so have to agree with you!
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🙂
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Love especially the first image – the sepia tint adds a nice dash.
Nice takes on that opening line, Georgia 🙂
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Thanks Eric, the prompt was inspirational! 🙂
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I am one of those napping elders!
Under the Willow
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Then we’re two 🙂
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What a great progression through your images.. really very good all of them.. I got a sense of prescence like peeking at images….
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Thanks so much Bjorn, it was a lovely prompt, very inspiring to me!
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