"What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action." Meister Eckhart
Windmill churns...
A steady hand moves
With rhythm.
Newly wed...
Dreams of Stork visits
A baby...
The words are: Windmill and Stork
What is Carpe Diem? Blog Owner, Kristjaan
Panneman, describes it as: "a
weblog on haiku. It's a new daily haiku meme where you can write a classical or
non-classical haiku on a given prompt. Haiku is an ancient Japanese poetry
form. A haiku has three short lines and describes a short moment (as short as
the sound of a pebble thrown into water). Mostly a haiku counts 5-7-5 syllables
and is sometimes called 'counted verse.'"
Today, I'm taking some liberty to catch up on the haiku I didn't get to do over the weekend. For me, I find that writing haiku requires, contemplation, observation and surrender... We surrender to the process so the ideas and words can form. Sometimes, they come in a clear and complete voice and at other times, I have to wait and contemplate the word a bit more...
"The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival." Aristotle
A phone rings...
Morning Glories wave
Time for tea
Daffodils
Rainfall on rooftops
Spring is here...
The words are: Morning Glory and Spring Rain
Some Food for Thought: This time I have four words to write haiku on. What comes to mind? Take a moment to contemplate what Windmill, Stork, Morning Glory and Spring Rain means to you? Love and Peace in 2013.
I would love to hear from you: Please leave me a comment. Thank You!
PHOTO CREDITS/ATTRIBUTIONS: All Photographs: Windmill, Stork, Morning Glory, Spring Rain, via Wikipedia, or my personal collection.
Until Next Time…
Ask. Believe. Receive. ©
Elizabeth Obih-Frank
Mirth and Motivation
Positive Kismet
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Windmill churns...
A steady hand moves
With rhythm.
Newly wed...
Dreams of Stork visits
A baby...
The words are: Windmill and Stork
Today, I'm taking some liberty to catch up on the haiku I didn't get to do over the weekend. For me, I find that writing haiku requires, contemplation, observation and surrender... We surrender to the process so the ideas and words can form. Sometimes, they come in a clear and complete voice and at other times, I have to wait and contemplate the word a bit more...
"The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival." Aristotle
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| Haiku: Four To Contemplate... |
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| Haiku: Four To Contemplate... |
Morning Glories wave
Time for tea
Daffodils
Rainfall on rooftops
Spring is here...
The words are: Morning Glory and Spring Rain
Some Food for Thought: This time I have four words to write haiku on. What comes to mind? Take a moment to contemplate what Windmill, Stork, Morning Glory and Spring Rain means to you? Love and Peace in 2013.
I would love to hear from you: Please leave me a comment. Thank You!
PHOTO CREDITS/ATTRIBUTIONS: All Photographs: Windmill, Stork, Morning Glory, Spring Rain, via Wikipedia, or my personal collection.
Until Next Time…
Ask. Believe. Receive. ©
Elizabeth Obih-Frank
Mirth and Motivation
Positive Kismet
All things emanate from the four. :-)
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These haiku are really wonderful. Love how you have placed all those different prompts in one post. That picture of the Morning Glories is beautiful. Thank you sharing Kismet.
ReplyDeletegorgeous images of words
ReplyDeletethe thought of tea and morning glories definitely made me smile :)
ReplyDeleteA steady hand moves
With rhythm. -- enjoyed this line right here too ^^
and great photos btw ^^
When I read the words "a steady hand," I can't help but think of the divine...
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Awesome Foursome!
ReplyDeleteAll very nice
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to Spring
And rain.
Great Lakes and Mississippi River
All at record lows.
JzB
Wow! Lovely set of haiku and grand photography ~
ReplyDeleteCarol (A Creative Harbor) on Blogger ^_^
"Newly wed...
ReplyDeleteDreams of Stork visits
A baby..." - loved this my friend !!!
Fabulous four indeed but I loved the spring rain the most...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful contemplations on each prompt! Thank you fro sharing.
ReplyDeleteI still believe in karma. What you sow is what you reap.
ReplyDeleteI like the rhythm of the windmill haiku.
ReplyDeleteLove the windmill photo with breeze softly blowing the tall grass.
ReplyDeletelovely pics, i like to see real windmills
ReplyDeleteThe hand of Providence is present in moving the Universe, even in simple old windmills. Anticipation and yearnings would also need His blessings before baby's arrival. Nicely Eli!
ReplyDeleteHank
Spring does seem full of promises. I love your pictures! @Reese, there are windmills at Ilocos, too, but I bet the windmills in the Netherlands would seem more magical! I would love to see them too
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