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

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

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)

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)

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

Missing Brick

Done for Carpe Diem Special #192 Remember This Music? - The Wall by Pink Floyd

the eagerness

to patch up with a thought

missing brick in wall

  

© Adjei Agyei-Baah, January 16, 2016

Also inspired by:

tearing down the walls
giving room to wild flowers
to color the earth

© Chèvrefeuille