a bold attempt
to harness all attention -
the sunflower
the sunflower -
eye of Odysseus blind to
Akhenaten's might
© gillena cox 2015
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
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
nice cascading haiku moment.:)
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I think that both Odysseus and Akhenaten would smile at your haiku!
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Wonderful cascades Gillena! Obviously the sunflower epitomized the strength and beauty that relates to the sun even apparent in the Pharoah times
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You were on a role Gillena ... wonderful haiku and those with humor i like a lot.
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i've never met a sunflower i didn't like. it is the ultimate "live outloud" flower.
ReplyDeleteThis 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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Happy you dropped by JC
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Wonderful cascades of lofty haikus ! Love them all Gillena
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Great cascades of haiku Gillena .. a lovely photos - in fact, a great post! Have a great week! Cheers, Bastet.
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