Carpe Diem Special *Jim Kacian’s “harvest dusk”*

Our source of inspiration on Carpe Diem Special this week is another haiku, written by Jim Kacian:

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harvest dusk–
sitting in the wheelbarrow
with the potatoes

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Writing my haiku, I tried to stay close to the same mood and spirit:

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potato field-
shining between muddy rows
red rubber boots

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all shapes and sizes
piled up in autumn sun
-potato harvest

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tractor growls
disappear in early dusk
acres of bare field

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Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

Carpe Diem Haiku *Hiking* or These Boots Are Made for Walkin’

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tied down
in fancy window display
shiny hiking boots

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embers of campfire
soaking wet in leather boots
crumpled newspaper

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gathering dust
under squeaky sofa
old hiking boots

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Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

An Argument Between A Blossom And An Ax

In the spirit of the celebration – the Proclamation Day of Latvia – this time the poem I would like to share is by a Latvian poet Vizma Belševica. “An Argument Between A Blossom And An Ax “.

Don’t scream at the linden.
She will bloom in her time.
If you like it – look at her blossoms;
If not – don’t look.
That is all you can do.

And, of course,
At any moment you can cut the tree down:
In an argument between a blossom and an ax
The winner will always be the ax.

But after that, don’t forget
To wipe your boots in the blossoms.
No silk in the whole world
Is gentler than linden blossoms.

And do not be afraid of those bees
That your boots crush into the ground.
For her stinging your boot
The bee pays with her life.