Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation

the thunder storm
the evening sun shines on a tree
where a cicada is chirping

Shiki

solitary little creature
perfectly contented

simply trust:
do not also the petals flutter down,
just like that ?

Issa

some are crushed underfoot
others adorn a passing hat

in nooks and corners

cold remains:

flowers of the plum'

© Buson

frozen solid until spring
when ice thaws and blossoms burst 
 '

 ancient warriors ghosts

mists over the foreign highlands

waiting for the full moon

 Chèvrefeuille

battle cries echo in the
howls of the lone wolf

the autumn wind:
thickets and fields also,
Fuha Barrier

© Basho

the old monk shuffles about

tangled up in his robes
   
a dandelion

now and then interrupting

the butterfly's dream

© Chiyo-Ni

specks of pollen smearing

delicate fragile wings