Roasting Chestnuts

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roasting chestnuts –
smoke plumes rise though bare branches
scent and taste of fall

Pat R

Inspired by:

colored leaves
struggling with the wind
dance through the street

© Chèvrefeuille

Carpe Diem Haiku Writing Techniques #19 as is above; as below

“.. Simply said: “the first line and the third line exhibit a connectedness or a completeness”. Some say one should be able to read the first line and the third line to find it makes a complete thought ..”

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http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.com/2015/11/carpe-diem-haiku-writing-techniques-19.html?m=1

11/18/15

Writer’s Quote Wednesday

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I am participating in Writer’s Quote Wednesday, a collaboration between RonovanWrites.com and SilverThreading.com also on twitter #BeWow

Here is my entry for thus week. It sounds like Vonnegut was giving a talk and this must have been his opening line, crazy! And funny!

“I realize that some of you may have come in hopes of hearing tips on how to
become a professional writer. I say to you, “If you really want to hurt your
parents, and you don’t have the nerve to be a homosexual, the least you can
do is go into the arts. But do not use semicolons. They are transvestite
hermaphrodites, standing for absolutely nothing. All they do is show you’ve
been to college.”

Kurt Vonnegut

To read a little of his biography click on his name.

PR

11/18/15

In the Darkest Hour

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Carpe Diem Special #182 Ese’s third “in the darkest hour”

 

This post’s origins started here earlier this year:

morning prayers
the rising sun between
my hands

© Kala Ramesh

I remember this haiku by Kala, I was very moved. It inspired this haiku of mine:

morning prayers
a new chance to live
in the light of God
Pat R

Kala’s haiku inspired this from Ese:

in darkest hour
wishing upon the morning star
just like years ago

© Ese of Ese’s Voice

Now here is my inspiration for Ese’s:

in the darkest hour
silence gives rise to His voice –
a flicker of light

Pat R

11/17/15

For more detailed reading on this prompt please follow link below

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Carpe Diem Haiku

Duet

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a healing lilt in
duet with babbling brook –
earth songs

Pat R

11/15/15

Following is an excerpt from the writings for this prompt. You would probably get more from it by giving it a proper read at the link below. This was new to me and very interesting.

“…The animistic world view of this region identifies the spirituality of objects in nature, not just in their shape or location, but in their sound as well. Thus, mimicry of nature’s sounds is seen as the root of throat singing….”

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