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a bold attempt
to harness all attention -
the sunflower

the sunflower -
eye of Odysseus blind to
Akhenaten's might
© gillena cox 2015



blog hopping today at
Recuerda Mi Corazon
haiku my heart - sunflower



And


Carpe Diem
#791 Karnak

...Karnak was a "dynamic" temple complex, because several pharaohs built their temples there. As for example Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV) did in the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt...Akhenaten introduced monotheism with his religion of The Aten (or Aton), the only god to worship, the Sun, to Egypt. There are even scientists who say that Akhenaten created this Atenism, to become the only and most powerful ruler of Egypt, because he saw his self as The Sun...

only the sun
high above Karnak
seems to know
© Chèvrefeuille


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old drinking buddies
absorb the darkness of night -
spewing expletives


spewing expletives
they absorb the night
drinking friends


drinking friends -
shadows staggering
together

© gillena cox 2015



Carpe Diem
On The Trail With Basho Encore #11 drinking friends (humor)


sake nomi ni katara n kakaru taki no hana

drinking friends
to talk I'll hang over like this
a waterfall of flowers
© Basho



it's a strange sight
like a waterfall they fall
drunken sailors
© Chèvrefeuille

15 comments:

  1. nice cascading haiku moment.:)

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    1. Thanks for dropping in Payal

      Much love...

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  2. I think that both Odysseus and Akhenaten would smile at your haiku!

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    1. Happy you dropped in Maggie

      Much love...

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  3. Wonderful cascades Gillena! Obviously the sunflower epitomized the strength and beauty that relates to the sun even apparent in the Pharoah times

    Hank

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  4. You were on a role Gillena ... wonderful haiku and those with humor i like a lot.

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  5. Happy you dropped in Kristjaan

    Much love...

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  6. i've never met a sunflower i didn't like. it is the ultimate "live outloud" flower.

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  7. This entire post is wonderful. Of course the sunflower has to outshine every other flower, just as the sun outshines every other planet. And the history lesson was interesting. The drinking buddies obviously had a really, really, reawy gooh shtime. :)

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  8. Thanks for your appreciation Annie

    Much love...

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  9. Happy you dropped by JC

    Much love...

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  10. Wonderful cascades of lofty haikus ! Love them all Gillena

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  11. Thanks Milan

    much love...

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  12. Great cascades of haiku Gillena .. a lovely photos - in fact, a great post! Have a great week! Cheers, Bastet.

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  13. thanks Bastet

    much love...

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