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solution to this hot morning - watermelon



smiles for
watermelon slices
May morning

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this May morning
the heat searing in -
energy wanes early
© gillena cox



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Carpe Diem Special #145, Shida Yaba's "no strength left"


The following haiku by Shida Yaba he wrote when he heard the news of Basho's death (1694):
chikara na ya hiza o kakaete fuyugomori

no strength left -
I wrap my arms around my knees
in winter solitude
© Shida Yaba

After the death of Basho, Shida Yaba moved to Osaka were he became a haiku master. It is said that he had more than 1000 disciples. He tried to bring Karumi to the haiku poets to honor his own master Basho.

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And here's today's haiku from our Carpe Diem host

bursting into tears
touched by the spring breeze
first cherry blossom
© Chèvrefeuille