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The Swan – December 15, 2017
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Fish in the Snow – December 15, 2017
Floating Fish in the snowWinter came early for us in the Lake Valley of southern Trentino. Because of the Lake Garda’s microclimate we usually only see snow around mid January, if then. The other morning the sky was heavy and what looked like fog was actually snowfall. It snowed the whole day through changing our autumn suddenly into winter. As I looked out towards the courtyard in front of my house, my fish wind chime began to tinkle and I imagined a world with floating fish.
December
cold grey morning sky
first flakes fall
ice crystals
softly blur my world from sight
hills of snow – growing
Silence grows
as snow flakes gather
transforming
humdrum scenes
into something new – special
never seen before
In that morn
of cold December
suddenly
in silence
a fish floated in the snow
outside my window.
gsk ’17
The Unopened Door – September 29, 2016
like spider silk
dancing in the wind
wine filled air
impregnates this cold morning
heralding autumn
© Gsk ‘16
Autumn Thoughts – Waka – September 29, 2016
near the roadside
a weed covered fence
and old dead leaves
no warbling blackbird sings
smell the burning bond fires
the train passes
screeching iron on iron
the earth shakes
then silence fills the air
crashing waves of silence
old man and woman
passing in an autumn day
each lost in thought
memories of the days gone by
no thoughts for tomorrow
sidewalk cafe
drinking bitter espresso
here – a crying babe
there – shadows dance in the street
McCartney sings “Let it be”
© Gsk ‘16
Dreams of spring – Tanka – September 12, 2016
Carpe Diem Special #218 Dolores’ 2nd “dreaming of spring”
This is the second special dedicated to Dolores of “Ada’s Poetry Alcove”, a tanka about life’s cycle:
autumn
flowers drop their petals
summer gone
they sleep in cold earth
dreaming of spring
© Dolores
And here is our host’s lovely tanka:
a last leaf
fights with the fall storm
its color fades
struggling against the wind
it surrenders
© Chèvrefeuille
And now for my attempt:
autumn
as two lovers kiss
on a park bench
even without blackbird song
spring dreams return
© Gsk ‘16
Daily Haiku and Waka – Mini Anthology – July 28, 2016
June 18, 2016
anonymous –
awaiting departure calls
travel daze
© Gsk ’16
June 19, 2016
the sound of water
serenity in chaos
St Louis hotel
© Gsk ’16
June 20, 2016
– Porto Marghera
home is always beautiful
in all its aspects
© Gsk ’16
July 23, 2016
every year –
summer Italian style
sand, sun and sea
© Gsk ’16
July 25, 2016
Rimini
amarcord and Fellini
on harbour canal
© Gsk ’16
Rimini
amarcord and Fellini
on harbour canal
© Gsk ’16
July 27, 2016
thunder-storm
in a flash of light
the sky opens
© Gsk ’16
Daily Haiku and Waka – July 19, 2016
Torbole – Lido
To Goethe
windy morning
the agitated bay calls
whispering wisdom
he walked and heard
“Boldness has genius”
© Gsk ’16
Silent Sunday – July 3, 2016
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Morning Haiku and Waka – Sunday – May 1, 2016
morning chill
raindrops fall on these flowers
awaiting May warmth
laying in bed
listening to the raindrops
warm under the sheets
drifting in and out of sleep
so hard to leave my dreams
those chiming bells
echoing in this loneliness
their hollow call
© G.s.k. ‘16
The Cuckoo – Troiku – April 27, 2016
above the roof-tops
looking for a mate and host
the cuckoo calls
above the roof-tops
the cuckoo flies like a hawk
small birds hide
looking for a mate and host
thief and Romeo
cuckoo – cuckoo
the cuckoo calls
lazily from dawn to dusk
through spring and summer
© G.s.k. ‘16
Carpe Diem Theme Week 3: Magnolia Blossoms, haiku by Soseki Natsume: episode 7
classical kigo hototogisu (cuckoo)
kaero to naka zu ni warae hototogisu
home…
laugh, not cry
cuckoo
© Soseki Natsume
naku nara ba mangetsu ni nake hototogisu
if you want to sing
sing under the full moon
cuckoo
© Soseki Natsume
