Morning Haiku and Waka – Summer with Rice Blossoms – February 22, 2015

Today is a rainy dark grey cold day … really sad and gloomy, so I was very happy to see that today’s prompts at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai had to do with Summer hosted by Paloma and our Little Creatures Prompt with our beloved Issa who writes of “rice blossoms” 🙂

Sonce, 1905 by Rihard Jakopič

summer morning
washing down the mountains
a golden creek

dragonflies and bees
playing tag in the rice fields
at sunrise

cherries not blossoms
red on the trees hang sweetly
kissed by sunrise

over the sea of rice
dragonfly helicopters
flitting in the sun

summer sunrise
spilling over the mountains
golden waterfalls
and this old woman walks
like a child once again

summer sunrise
fireflies say their goodbyes
dragonflies greet us

Credits: Qian Xuan – Early Autumn

And now for some lovely haiku by the masters:

it seems to wash
the summer mountains…
sunrise

A summer river being crossed
how pleasing
with sandals in my hands!

rising sun
paints her shoulders golden –
summer morning –

golden morning
after a night of thunder –
how silent it is

And for Little creatures:

tombô mo ogamu te tsuki ya ine no hana

the dragonfly too
folds hands in prayer…
rice blossoms

cherry blossoms bloom
first bees come to gather honey –
cherries in autumn

cherry blossoms
bees gather honey
cherries in fall

Have a great Sunday!! Bastet

20 thoughts on “Morning Haiku and Waka – Summer with Rice Blossoms – February 22, 2015”

Such a beautiful series, Georgia — like looking through a photo album full of snapshots of summer! It’s playful and optimistic — and the entire little creature world is rejoicing! 😀

Need another boost on a dreary winter day? I *almost* chose this painting for today — too close to the “yellow” prompt though.

http://
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What a treasure to read your Morning Waka, cara, before I go to bed…each one is beatiful…usually the third line makes me smile…or I sigh…wow, that’s such a nice image…Merci, bella, bon dimanche…oh, I must put a photo for Silent Sunday before hitting the pit.

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Bastet on February 23, 2015 at 14:55 said:

That was such a bright prompt ..I’m happy that I sent you to bed with sweet dreams … unfortunately … I had external influences yesterday and didn’t even get a Silent Sunday up … as you see I’m reading notifications now 😦

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- Cheryl-Lynn on February 23, 2015 at 17:20 said:
  
  Oh dear…not again 😦 je sympathise ma chère!
  
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  - Bastet on February 24, 2015 at 07:29 said:
    
    C’est le vie!
    
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a lovely cornucopia for a grey Sunday morning, Georgia, featuring both bees and dragonflies. Makes me want to add another post, as dragonflies are one of my favourite insects. Love the thought of them communicating with each other.
And the ‘kissed by sunshine’ phrase is inspired too.

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Bastet on February 23, 2015 at 14:48 said:

Thanks … sorry I was late reading this … a great compliment … I think dragonflies are intriguing and love to see them flit about .

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yours was just stunning, the first poem, always invokes such imagery when reading it and magical too x

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Bastet on February 23, 2015 at 15:05 said:

Thanks … summer makes my muse sing!

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- eclecticoddsnsods on February 23, 2015 at 19:43 said:
  
  hehe i might be covering the muse subject tomorrow in my event, still undecided x
  
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Wonderful haiku that really capture summertime.

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Bastet on February 23, 2015 at 15:09 said:

Thanks … delving into my fantasy summers 🙂

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You were on a roll Georgia … what a wonderful series of haiku … and that tanka is really a beauty.

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Bastet on February 23, 2015 at 15:15 said:

Ah yes .. a great couple of hours actually! I’m happy you enjoyed them!

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“dragonfly helicopters”—the image makes me smile! 😉

Summertime Feast

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Bastet on February 23, 2015 at 15:50 said:

Thanks Mark glad to make you smile!

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Masterful way to weave a week of prompts into one post. Well done and so beautiful.

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Bastet on February 24, 2015 at 07:36 said:

Thanks Janice .. not quite a week, but … thanks for your lovely comment!

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I’m amazed that you were able to conjure all these beautiful sunny scenes while still in the middle of winter – quite a feat of imagination 😉

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Bastet on February 26, 2015 at 06:18 said:

And memory … one of the most interesting ways to “meditate” is creating a pleasant surrounding … what’s better surrounding than summer without all the sweat and mosquitoes 🙂

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Jen on February 22, 2015 at 07:58 said:

Such a beautiful series, Georgia — like looking through a photo album full of snapshots of summer! It’s playful and optimistic — and the entire little creature world is rejoicing! 😀

Need another boost on a dreary winter day? I *almost* chose this painting for today — too close to the “yellow” prompt though.

http://
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rihard_Jakopi%C4%8D_-_Son%C4%8Dni_breg.jpg

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Cheryl-Lynn on February 22, 2015 at 09:54 said:

What a treasure to read your Morning Waka, cara, before I go to bed…each one is beatiful…usually the third line makes me smile…or I sigh…wow, that’s such a nice image…Merci, bella, bon dimanche…oh, I must put a photo for Silent Sunday before hitting the pit.

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- Bastet on February 23, 2015 at 14:55 said:
  
  That was such a bright prompt ..I’m happy that I sent you to bed with sweet dreams … unfortunately … I had external influences yesterday and didn’t even get a Silent Sunday up … as you see I’m reading notifications now 😦
  
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  - Cheryl-Lynn on February 23, 2015 at 17:20 said:
    
    Oh dear…not again 😦 je sympathise ma chère!
    
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    - Bastet on February 24, 2015 at 07:29 said:
      
      C’est le vie!
      
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girl friday on February 22, 2015 at 11:13 said:

a lovely cornucopia for a grey Sunday morning, Georgia, featuring both bees and dragonflies. Makes me want to add another post, as dragonflies are one of my favourite insects. Love the thought of them communicating with each other.
And the ‘kissed by sunshine’ phrase is inspired too.

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- Bastet on February 23, 2015 at 14:48 said:
  
  Thanks … sorry I was late reading this … a great compliment … I think dragonflies are intriguing and love to see them flit about .
  
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eclecticoddsnsods on February 22, 2015 at 20:07 said:

yours was just stunning, the first poem, always invokes such imagery when reading it and magical too x

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- Bastet on February 23, 2015 at 15:05 said:
  
  Thanks … summer makes my muse sing!
  
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  - eclecticoddsnsods on February 23, 2015 at 19:43 said:
    
    hehe i might be covering the muse subject tomorrow in my event, still undecided x
    
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adaspoetryalcove on February 23, 2015 at 02:27 said:

Wonderful haiku that really capture summertime.

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- Bastet on February 23, 2015 at 15:09 said:
  
  Thanks … delving into my fantasy summers 🙂
  
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Chèvrefeuille on February 23, 2015 at 04:33 said:

You were on a roll Georgia … what a wonderful series of haiku … and that tanka is really a beauty.

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- Bastet on February 23, 2015 at 15:15 said:
  
  Ah yes .. a great couple of hours actually! I’m happy you enjoyed them!
  
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Mark M. Redfearn on February 23, 2015 at 12:19 said:

“dragonfly helicopters”—the image makes me smile! 😉

Summertime Feast

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- Bastet on February 23, 2015 at 15:50 said:
  
  Thanks Mark glad to make you smile!
  
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janicead on February 23, 2015 at 18:51 said:

Masterful way to weave a week of prompts into one post. Well done and so beautiful.

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- Bastet on February 24, 2015 at 07:36 said:
  
  Thanks Janice .. not quite a week, but … thanks for your lovely comment!
  
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Blake on February 26, 2015 at 01:37 said:

I’m amazed that you were able to conjure all these beautiful sunny scenes while still in the middle of winter – quite a feat of imagination 😉

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- Bastet on February 26, 2015 at 06:18 said:
  
  And memory … one of the most interesting ways to “meditate” is creating a pleasant surrounding … what’s better surrounding than summer without all the sweat and mosquitoes 🙂
  
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