Today I’m looking at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai‘s prompt using the modern kigo offered to us by Jane Reichhold – fish and frogs. Though particular, I enjoyed writing the ku for her kigo – especially as it brought me back in time to June of this year … here are the examples offered to us by Jane Reichhold through our host Chèvrefeuille (and his haiku effort):
heron silence
landing in the middle
of frog silence
silence
larger on the lily pad
a frog
delicate pastels
in the pain of a pinch
from a crab
new moons
at the edge of the pond
fish milt
© Jane Reichhold
croaking of frogs
resonates through the valley –
cry of a new-born
© Chèvrefeuille
Now for my efforts:
under the lilies
playing hide and seek
gold-fish
© Gsk ‘16
storm clouds
gather on the horizon
a frog croaks
old frog
jumps off its lily pad
rain drops fall
in father’s old pond
swim memories of his love
mother sighs
life –
hidden under lily pads
fish and frogs
© Gsk ‘16
I took many photographs of my dad’s fish pond before my mom passed away in late spring. I enjoyed watching the life on and under the pond – from the koi to the dragon flies and frogs .. it’s a delightful microcosm of life and wonder. Now both my mother and father are gone and I guess it’s pretty unlikely I’ll see the pond again. But the memories will always be with me.
Really enjoyed reading these !
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🙂 frogs and fish can really be fun too. I’m happy you enjoyed the ku.
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It is a powerful emotion the magic of place stirs in us. I still think fondly of the mountain framed in blue sky and black lake at my grandparent’s lake house. It has been many years but that recalled image can take me to a place of sublime peace
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Thanks you so much for sharing this with me … I know exactly what you’re referring to, which is why I love photography … thought it’s true you can’t capture life you can create with your photos a catalyst for memories.
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Very beautiful and touching – lots of memory feelings along the words. So well done!
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Thank you Birgitta … happy to see you and I’m also happy you enjoyed the post.
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Lovely and touching. I really loved this one :
“in father’s old pond
swim memories of his love
mother sighs”
All the best. Nicole
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Thank you Nicole, I think that is really the best of the write.
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Beautifully written, let the loving memory always warming up and protect us…
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i do so agree and warm hugs to you ….
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