Carpe Diem Special *Lolly’s “another anchor thread”*

Our inspiration on Carpe Diem Special this week is a tanka, written by a very gifted haiku poetess Laura Williams a.k.a. Lolly of Lovely Things:

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sifting through
the personal effects
of a spider’s web
an autumn wind loosens
another anchor thread

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Here’ s what came to my mind after reading hers:

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entangled footprints
fading on the bare shore
summer’ s last haiku

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Carpe Diem Haiku *Alone*

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empty beach
among footprints of seagulls
also mine

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Carpe Diem Time Glass *Fog*

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seeking sunrise
lone footprints disappear
in the morning fog

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Carpe Diem Haiku *White Christmas*

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someone’ s presence
disappears in freshly fallen snow
– coming or going?

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Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge *Becca Givens’ “Red Leaf Falls”*

This week Carpe Diem Tan Renga inspiration is a beautiful haiku, written by Becca Givens of “On Dragonflies Wings With Buttercup Tea”. Our goal is to add a second stanza to it.

nature sleeps
carpet of silent snow
                                            red leaf falls                           (Becca)

lone silhouette disappears
               between  bare trees. only footprints     (Ese)

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Carpe Diem Haiku *Traveler*

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path of loneliness
nobody else’s footprints
next to mine

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Carpe Diem Haiku *Footprints*

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lone trail of footprints
disappears in roaring waves
a seagull’s cry

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