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sun-scorched plains
devouring every raindrop
-long awaited healing
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one step at a time
gaining courage to slip and fall
i start over again
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Tag: Pilgrimage
Carpe Diem Haiku * Nagao-ji (temple 87)*
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dandelion fluff
carried tenderly by breeze
parachute for two
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my curves
wearing your fragrance
from last night
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rustic copper heart
shining in magpie’s nest
stolen love necklace
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Carpe Diem Haiku * Shido-ji (temple 86)*
In our Carpe Diem pilgrimage along 88 temples on Shikoku Island we have reached the 86th temple Shido-ji (it translates as Temple of Fulfilling One’s Wish).
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wishing fountain
coin tossed over left shoulder
splash!
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Carpe Diem Haiku Special *The Way of St. James (part 10)*
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trickle of mountain stream
growing into mighty river
every droplet counts
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Carpe Diem Haiku * Negoro-ji (temple 82) & Yashima-ji (temple 84)*
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daffodil blossoms
reaching up from the ground
skirts get shorter
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a new life
brought into the old world
-baby’s first cry
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Carpe Diem Haiku *Zentsu-ji (temple 75)*
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rake patterns in sand
frog jumps from stone to stone
-pond is illusion
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