Carpe Diem Time Machine rough sea

On August 15, 2015 By Ese' s VoiceIn Haiku4 Comments

This time on Carpe Diem Time Machine we are looking back at a haiku, written by Basho. It was a part of his haibun “The Narrow Road to the Deep North”:

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the rough sea
flowing toward Sado Isle
the River of Heaven

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Here’ s my attempt not to wander too far from the same mood and spirit:

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an empty boat
drifting along moonlit path
to the other shore

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Carpe Diem Haiku Poplars

On February 2, 2015February 2, 2015 By Ese' s VoiceIn Haiku3 Comments

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empty road home
silent in stack of logs
grandfather’ s poplars

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Carpe Diem Haiku River

On September 17, 2014 By Ese' s VoiceIn Haiku15 Comments

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glittering blue
above empty riverbed
wings of dragonfly

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Carpe Diem Haiku Kai Shadow Empty Beach

On August 30, 2014 By Ese' s VoiceIn Haiku7 Comments

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raindrops on my face
evening waves drag on the beach
-seagull’s empty sound

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Carpe Diem Haiku Creek

On June 18, 2014 By Ese' s VoiceIn Haiku6 Comments

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scattered pebbles
missing murmurs of old creek
empty bed

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Carpe Diem Haiku Kongofukuji (Temple 38)

On February 27, 2014February 27, 2014 By Ese' s VoiceIn Haiku2 Comments

There’ re 88 temples on Shikoku Island and today we arrive at Kongofukuji (Temple 38) that is devoted to Senju Kannon or the Boddhisatva of Motherly Love and Mother of the World.

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raindrops on window panes
mother’s steps on empty road
cherry blossoms in her hair

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Ese’ s Weekly Shoot&Quote Challenge – Empty

On February 16, 2014February 16, 2014 By Ese' s VoiceIn Ese’s Weekly Shoot & Quote Challenge63 Comments

My challenge is my passion – a photo you have taken and a quote, attributed to its author, and of course related to your image. Every week on Sunday I will post a new prompt.

My apologies for a sudden “empty week” in between – for personal reasons it was difficult to get to blogging.

I want to thank my fellow bloggers who have already become a part of this challenge. Everyone’ s welcome to join! All you have to do is:

– create a post of your own with the title Ese’s Weekly Shoot & Quote Challenge – Empty;
– include a link to this post also for others to find you.

Let your ideas flow and enjoy! Ese

Prompt 25 – EMPTY

There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is always something to see, something to hear. In fact, try as we may to make a silence, we cannot. /John Cage/