July afternoon
cicadas sing in the trees
I dream of snow
upon a mountain road
white patched trees and lamplight
summer heat
inviting thoughts of winter
as cicadas sing
This photograph was used yesterday for Silent Sunday … yesterday the thermometer hit 32° C. and for the first time this summer the cicadas began to sing. Looking through my archives, I came across this photograph, with a lovely lamp-post in the snow.
cicada song burst
a hot summer afternoon
visions of snow
© G.s.k. ‘15
Please follow the LINK for the full episode of Carpe Diem Time Glass #34, “juxtaposition”. Below are Chèvrefeuille’s example of juxtaposition illustrated in his great haiku and tanka:
at the nude beach
the heat is overwhelming –
longing for the coolness
high up in the mountains
perpetual snow
© Chèvrefeuille
perpetual snow
reflects the sunlight –
I dream of a nude beach
© Chèvrefeuille
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