"In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider." King Solomon
The word for today is Joyful
Make a joyful sound
A happy statue shows joy
Even when life's sad
“I sat me down to watch upon a bank With ivy canopied and interwove With flaunting honeysuckle.” John Milton
The word for today is a Carpe Diem Special #20, Chiyo-ni's The flowering branch of the plum
My plum blossom dreams
On a tree far, far from me
Fresh, fragrant blooms sing
What is Carpe Diem? Blog Owner, Kristjaan Panneman, describes it as: "a weblog on haiku. It's a new daily haiku meme where you can write a classical or non-classical haiku on a given prompt. Haiku is an ancient Japanese poetry form. A haiku has three short lines and describes a short moment (as short as the sound of a pebble thrown into water). Mostly a haiku counts 5-7-5 syllables and is sometimes called 'counted verse.'"
More below!
"You have no cause for anything but gratitude and joy." Buddha
The word for today is Buddha
Wisdom from Buddha
Happiness follows sorrow
Be present... Be free
Hope you enjoyed your visit. Do come back and share your thoughts. I will do same as I love making new friends and reconnecting with old ones. Thank you!
Some Food for Thought: Do you write haiku? Take a moment to contemplate what joyful, blossoms, and The Buddha mean to you? Love and Peace in 2013.
I would love to hear from you: Please leave me a comment. Thank You!
PHOTO CREDITS/ATTRIBUTIONS: All Photographs: Joyful, Plum blossoms, Buddha via Wikipedia, my personal collection.
Until Next Time…
Ask. Believe. Receive. ©
Elizabeth Obih-Frank
Mirth and Motivation
Positive Kismet
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| Inspiration: A Haiku Trio... |
The word for today is Joyful
Make a joyful sound
A happy statue shows joy
Even when life's sad
“I sat me down to watch upon a bank With ivy canopied and interwove With flaunting honeysuckle.” John Milton
 |
| Inspiration: A Haiku Trio... |
The word for today is a Carpe Diem Special #20, Chiyo-ni's The flowering branch of the plum
My plum blossom dreams
On a tree far, far from me
Fresh, fragrant blooms sing
What is Carpe Diem? Blog Owner, Kristjaan Panneman, describes it as: "a weblog on haiku. It's a new daily haiku meme where you can write a classical or non-classical haiku on a given prompt. Haiku is an ancient Japanese poetry form. A haiku has three short lines and describes a short moment (as short as the sound of a pebble thrown into water). Mostly a haiku counts 5-7-5 syllables and is sometimes called 'counted verse.'"
More below!
"You have no cause for anything but gratitude and joy." Buddha
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| Inspiration: A Haiku Trio... |
The word for today is Buddha
Wisdom from Buddha
Happiness follows sorrow
Be present... Be free
Hope you enjoyed your visit. Do come back and share your thoughts. I will do same as I love making new friends and reconnecting with old ones. Thank you!
Some Food for Thought: Do you write haiku? Take a moment to contemplate what joyful, blossoms, and The Buddha mean to you? Love and Peace in 2013.
I would love to hear from you: Please leave me a comment. Thank You!
PHOTO CREDITS/ATTRIBUTIONS: All Photographs: Joyful, Plum blossoms, Buddha via Wikipedia, my personal collection.
Until Next Time…
Ask. Believe. Receive. ©
Elizabeth Obih-Frank
Mirth and Motivation
Positive Kismet
24 comments:
To the joy
unadulterated, present
is the key
I loved your haiku, very relevant little pearls of wisdom!
A haiku trio under revision and construction. :-)
TY Meenakshi! I wrote them in a bit of a hurry and had to do a rewrite... Funny, sometimes a word speaks to me and sometimes I have to pull at it. :-)
Little gems filled with wisdom. What a joy to read these haiku. All so positive in their depth.
Being present is an art that I have not yet mastered!
A Joyful Haiku
Three new haiku
Each on a different prompt
All filled with joy
Cheers!
JzB
Your words are always so inspiring !!!
blossoms unfurl joy
joyful heart finds lasting peace
I feel Buddha's bliss
Wonderful trio that plays along like a song Eliz.
Lovely all three, nice to have you on board
TY Kristjaan... I tried to keep them on a positive note; a bit easier for me to write. :-)
MMTeacher TY! I am a work in progress in that division too. ;-)
TY JazB! Music would be a great accompaniment. :-)
TY Green Speck! You are so kind.. Love your haiku too.
I love what you wrote Reshma... beautiful TY! :-)
TY for the warm welcome Brudberg! Merci! :-)
Well penned and insightful ~ Carol of A Creative Harbor on blogger ^_^
TY Carol. I'm learning; slowly but surely... :-)
fantastic trio, i love the combination of images, quotes and haiku.. Happiness follows sorrow - so very true.
I love both your haiku on Buddha and Plum blossoms. The one on plum blossoms is my favourite :-)
Hi Kz,
Thanks for stopping in... Glad you liked the Haiku. Will be back on WP again as I balance my schedule.
Eliz
Hi Grace,
I like the plum blossom one too.... TY! :-)
Eliz
Lovely haiku!:)
Nice haiku. i believe that when you see a smiling buddha or statue, it will make you smile too.
nice haiku!
i like the plum blossoms pic...simply gorgeous
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