1959

[image from google dot com]

some at prayer heads bowed -
a shaft of sunlight enters
through stained glass windows
© gillena cox

Revisit
'Pater Noster'
a statement a prayer
of humility
Pater Noster

first light ...
dawn dissolves in a gesture
of giving thanks
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long after visitors leave
colourful furl of prayer flags
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Kristjaan's prompts for Jane's Legacy continues

Carpe Diem #1053 worship

to a beach of stones
we carry a boat of blossom
afloat of prayers
© Jane Reichhold

at sunrise
a choir of birds
sings praise
© Chèvrefeuille

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[my video choice for today]

1958

chairs on the beach -
who needs them when waves
call to frolic

setting sun -
golden swatches swad
evening sky
© gillena cox


Revisit
the sound of water -
clouds settle in between
laughter of children
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in the diner's lounge
an aquarium -
koi resting
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morning rain..
the nonchalance of one dove
on a wire
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Responses to Kristjaan's prompts for Jane's Legacy



Carpe Diem #1052 Happiness

summer fresh
my hair washed 
in sunshine
© Jane Reichhold

after the rainstorm
I sit down on the porch
smelling the fresh air
© Chèvrefeuille


Carpe Diem #1051 Calm

a certain calm
in summer's passing
flowers
© Jane Reichhold

her gentle spirit
the calm of an early morning
a bird's song
© Chèvrefeuille

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[my video choice for today]

1937

spider lily -
a tangle of thoughts to sort
words to poems
© gillena cox 2016



Blog Hopping today at

Thursday's Challenge "SUNNY (2 of 2 weeks)" (Bright, Sunrise, Sunset, Sunshiny, Sunlit, Cheerful, Happy,...)


AND


Carpe Diem Theme Week (6) 5 "Ask Jane ..."
Jane Reichhold (1937-2016)

1936

[Image from google dot com]

he or she
comes in for a visit
gecko
on the bathroom door
curious quiescent
© gillena cox 2016


curved now -
she claims her share of azure
day moon
© gillena cox 2016



Blog hopping today at

Carpe Diem Theme Week (6) 4 Tanka Splendor
Carpe Diem Theme Week(6) 3 The knowledge of Jane

1935

[image from google dot com]

Independence Day
all the fireworks
in your eyes
© Jane Reichhold(1937-2016)


I remember Lynx online magazine with all its interesting segments: haiku, tanka collabrations and much more. and its handbook type AHA poetry. Here i would read and checklist every so often to keep my
haiku craft fresh. It was here at [XXIII:2June 2008] that my book
'Moments' was reviewed by Jane.
Alas my haiku spirit meanders here and there. Especially since getting into Facebook, with a myriad of groups keep popping up. So i strayed from Lynx for quite a long time. Then came a time to catch up.
This happened at Carpe Diem when Kristjaan our delightful host introduced the Ask Jane Section. And so another chapter of interaction started up. However this phase was short lived. It was at Facebook while prompting for NaHaiWriMo this August that i read Micheal Dylan Welch's report of Jane's passing. Sad news for the community-NaHaiWriMo and the rest of the haiku world. Rest in Peace dear Jane.

this vast azure sky -
nonchalant the drift of clouds
perfectly above
© gillena cox 2016



Carpe Diem Extra August 6th 2016 first tribute Theme Week Jane Reichhold For this first episode of this special Theme Week, Kristjaan asks us to share thoughts and favorite haiku by Jane Reichhold