Big ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #143
Paestum #1
Big limestone columns
sang silent hymns to honor
sleazy pagan gods.
Paestum #2
Old Greek thoughts and deeds
built bigger things than temples.
Like democracy.
Carpe Diem’s Sparkle Of Joy …
introduction and first “task”
Sound of Sunlight
Rushing waters bring
joy to those who hear them sing
and see them sparkle.
Happy Heraclitus
Life flows and splashes.
No things are permanent and
all things are precious.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Flags or Banners
Late May in my part of the USA is a time for blooming rhododendrons and several days of observing Memorial Day in various ways. On 2018-05-30, I found good conditions and a good angle for a composition with my new flag and old rhododendron. Tho not a color many would choose for a flag, lavender goes well with red, white, and blue for Memorial Day.
Memorial Colors
Lavender salutes
red, white, and blue of our flag.
Pride and gratitude.
Images #1 and #2 in my response to
were selected and cropped from bursts of photos while running the Mystify screen saver. Image #3 is a photo of an architectural detail, edited to compensate for my inability to compose precisely w/o a viewfinder. (Glad I eventually replaced the old camera by one with both a screen and a viewfinder.) Here is a haiku about the kind of silliness exemplified by the dialog in my response:
What the World Needs
More silliness from
those who know they are silly;
less from the others.
Carpe Diem #1410 Rainbow (short-haibun)
In response to an earlier CDHK rainbow prompt, I wrote a haiku and later found a splendid photo to illustrate it (and inspire some haibun prose). Can I use the same photo here w/o repeating myself? Yes. The photo is a gift that keeps on giving; it has inspired a new haiku.
Out of Reach
Hard fingers rise up,
trying to grasp soft colors
as the rainbow fades.
Including the post title and credits, the response above has 98 words.
… were her favorite flowers, so cheery and dependable in early spring.
I scattered her ashes among daffodils.
Having an afterlife may be overrated.
Afterlife
Dyed and dried
soon after they died:
artichokes.
