reflections
the snow flakes didn't fall
New Year's Eve
the snow flakes didn't fall
New Year's Eve
awaiting change
fireworks and feasting
Happy New Year!
fireworks and feasting
Happy New Year!
New Year's morn
the world sleeps soundly
after feasting
the world sleeps soundly
after feasting
we celebrate
a New Year's beginning
and a illusion
change comes with clocks
or pages of calendars
a New Year's beginning
and a illusion
change comes with clocks
or pages of calendars
illusive time
today is like yesterday
the cat yawns
today is like yesterday
the cat yawns
(c) G.s.k. '15
Below I'd like to copy some great haiku reflections by the Classical Masters:
kageboshi mo mame sokusai de gyokei kana
my shadow too
in good health...
"Happy New Year!"
toshidama cha doko wo megutte mata modoru
New Year's gift of tea--
where did you go
on your journey back to me?
(c) Issa
haru tatsu ya shin-nen furuki kome go-shoo
has spring already come?
I feel wealthy this New Year
with five sho of old rice
ganjitsu ya omoeba sabishi aki no kure
New Year's Day
I feel lonely just like
an autumn evening
(c) Basho
nanimokawara nai mainichionaji kono atarashii toshini naru desho u
nothing changes
every day will be the same
this new year
(c) Yosakura
And from the host of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, Chèvrefeuille:
New Year's Eve
the sound of fireworks resonates
against the snow
after the fireworks
the rustling of bare branches
nothing has changed
(C) Chèvrefeuille
Happy New Year 2015
Smashing collection, both yours and the selected ones.
ReplyDeleteDisappointment glimmers through the evaporated anticipation. Well done.
I'm still a little puzzled by issa's tea.
An interesting one that ... has me wondering too, there's surely a story behind it! Glad you enjoyed the collection!
DeleteHappy New Year ☆´,•*´¨★ Ձ๏15
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much love..
Thanks Gillena loved your fireworks! And here's hoping you have a great year!
DeleteAnd the cat yawns. It is so true!
ReplyDeleteLol ...happy you caught that Janice ... and hope you have a great future!
DeleteHad to laugh with the cat -- just another day, right? Same-old, same-old. Ah well. Change can come at any time -- it cares not for clocks and calendars. Great series, Georgia --- hoping you got home safely -- sounds like the travel must have been uneventful - which is good. Hoping you had fun :)
ReplyDeleteTravel was uneventful .. New year's day turned out to be sunny and warm (as long as one stayed in the sun), got home safe last night and this morning couldn't connect to my browser ... sigh ... yes same-old same-old .. but i'll figure this out eventually!
DeleteVery nicely done! Enjoyed them all.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dolores .. hope your new year started out well .. and keeps getting better!
DeleteMore trouble commenting: not on google+ or wordpress, I can't speak up unless it is on blogspot. Can't find an email address for you. So, sadly, won't be able to let you know how much I like your posts. I will just wave at you and pass on. BTW, 'peel' is like 'milk'. Never in the plural. 'Uncountable' I think they call it. You used the word many times in today's post, that's why I thought I would point it out.
ReplyDeleteBTW2, The white is actually very good for us, so I've been told: it enhances the vitamin C because it contains flavanoids. But yes, it does taste bitter.
I'm presuming you're talking about my WordPress post ... I think it may be that we use English from different sides of the pond ... on my side we can use the s for peel as in a mound of orange peels ... it would depend how I'm using the word peel ... http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/peel ... I'm also sure you're correct about the white of the orange peel ... but it would really ruin the dish, believe me. Sorry you have difficultly commenting on W.P. I've the same problem with Medium and other several other blogging hosts.
DeleteNew Year's Eve caught in an extraordinary nice series of haiku ... awesome Georgia.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kristjaan ... I wrote a haiku story with tanka ;-) great prompt btw.
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