The Lighter Side of JzB

Here you will find photos, poetry, and possibly some light-hearted foolishness. For the Heavier Side
of JzB see my other blog, Retirement Blues. (There be dragons!)

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Every day visits*
From Moose, Goose, and Orb Weaver
All seized by Haiku

"Why moose and goose?" you may ask. Back on 2/04/13 Pirate wrote a haiku with an elk in it, and I responded with
one with a moose and then included him every day. A few days later in comments Mystic asked "Where's the goose?"
So I started including her with this post on 2/07. A week later on the 14th, Mark Readfern
asked for and received a spider. The rest is history.

*Well, most days, anyway. Grant me a bit of poetic license.

Saturday, January 4, 2014

Carpe Diem #366, Volga River

In Kristjaan's write-up, this line captured my imagination: "maybe they did saw it reflecting the lights of the TSR or the moon."  So I followed it to the surface of the water.


from the train's windows
starlight glints on dark waters
volga reflections

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train passes at night
moose looks up from foraging
goose honks at its horn

~~:~~

the train flies by night
orb weaver knows her job is
keep it free from flies

~~:~~

I avoid reading Kristjaan's haiku before writing mine, to try to stay original.   Still, my first is quite similar to his first, and I find the imagery pleasing in both verses.

And then, I welcome back my old friends.

Update: At Pea's suggestion, one I left in her comments.


random ebbs and flows
with now and then an eddy
so goes the current

~~:~~

Carpe Diem #366

 



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6 comments:

  1. EseJanuary 5, 2014 at 2:31 AM

    A wonderful mix of images and emotions brought along with them... As soon as I have started enjoy the picturesque first one, the moose and goose are already there to make me smile :)

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  2. PealogicJanuary 5, 2014 at 5:36 AM

    You should post the one you put in my comments. It was absolutely fantastic. So today, you have given me the sign that I must work harder to achieve something tangibly beautiful. Not sure if I can manage today, you set the bar very high.
    Pea

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  3. kaykualaJanuary 5, 2014 at 8:06 AM

    Very innovative way of doing it JzB! Great haiku set!

    Hank

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  4. brudbergJanuary 5, 2014 at 3:08 PM

    Great imagery here JzB,, and you brought back the Moose and Goose... awesome

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  5. ChèvrefeuilleJanuary 5, 2014 at 5:17 PM

    I had missed them already JzB ... but there they are again moose, goose and spider ... with wonderfully written haiku ... your first is my favorite.

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