Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Streetside Prostitute


Done for Carpe Diem Special #196 Hamish Gunn's 2nd "on the street corner"



caught in my headlight
the street prostitute lifts
her middle finger

full moon
throwing the prostitute
out of the dark

full moon
the street harlot hides
behind her makeup

© Adjei Agyei-Baah, 10th February, 2016


inspired by:

the prostitute
on the street corner
never looks at the stars

the lonely prostitute
makes dolls
for the street children

for a while

the prostitute blows bubbles
a little girl again

© Hamish Managua Gunn






Saturday, February 6, 2016

Bitter Sweet

Done for Carpe Diem #910 Bitterness/Sour


waning moon…
the sweet sour taste of
her once honey lips


(c) Adjei Agyei-Baah, 6th February, 2016
 

inspired by:

after sweetness
the sourness of children's candy
their sour faces

© Chèvrefeuille

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Leaf falls

Done for Carpe Diem Vernacular #2 autumn rains (herfstregenbuien)


a leaf falls
into its shadow
onto itself

Asante Twi Translation:

ahaban tetɔ
ne sunsum mu
tɔ nankasa so
© Adjei Agyei-Baah, January 26, 2016

Hunt Call

Done for Carpe Diem #902 Kangetsu (cold moon)


rallying for hunt
 an alpha wolf howls
at the moon

(c) Adjei agyei-Baah, January 26, 2016


Inspired by :
howling wolves
giving me the shivers -
praying for strength


 praying for strength
as I see the bright Wolf Moon -
silent winter night


© Chèvrefeuille


Friday, January 22, 2016

Stone Buddha

Done for Carpe Diem Special #193 Revise That Haiku ... a trip along memory lane


On this episode, we were challenge to revise or re-write a piece of Shiki (1867-1902) , one of the five masters of the haiku art:

Stone Buddha
his shoulder pad of snow
lightening in sunrise

(c) Adjei Agyei-Baah, Jan 22, 2016


Inspired by:

the snow has melted
on one shoulder
of the Great Buddha

(c) Shiki (1867-1902)

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Clearing Snow

Done for Carpe Diem #898 Yukibare (clear sky between (after) snowfall)


clearing snow

the spotted face

of brown earth


(c) Adjei Agyei-Baah, January 20, 2016


Inspired by the ff pieces:


after the snow
Mt. Fuji soars   
into the clear skies    

    
© Shinya Ogata

yukibare no ushi no chibusa no man no toki


blue sky after snow
a time when milk cow’s breast
is full

© Shikyo Tomooka

yukibare ni nodumi no toudo nioikeri

fine after snow,
a smell of the kaolin
* laid
in the open air

© Takako Yana

yukibare ya hashira o yameru hitobashira

after the snow
spending the day watching
the clear blue sky


Takano Mutsuo (1947 - ) (Tr. Chèvrefeuille)

Monday, January 18, 2016

Smoothening snow


Done for Carpe Diem #897 snow viewing



snowfall smoothening the edges of the mountain

© Adjei Agyei-Baah, January 18, 2016.

inspired by:

well then,
let’s go snow-viewing
till we all fall down


© Matsuo Basho

looking delicious
the snow falling softly
softly

© Kobayashi Issa
 
fresh fallen snow
the backyard looks like a fairytale -
on bare foot 


© Chèvrefeuille


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