Caring About Our World Reflecting About Life
gazing from the shore
my feelings of want dissolve
with the dying light
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This haiku is inspired by two haiku of Ozaki Hosai (1885-1926) who was part of the free haiku movement in Japan:
on the field
where evening has died out,
my footsteps
~
the heart
that seeks something
I release to the sea
© Ozaki Hosai (revised by Chèvrefeuille)
In response to Carpe Diem Crossroads #9: Ozaki Hosai’s ‘on the field’
now it comes out,
as it slinks lower
in the west
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A dreary day ended with blazing sunset.
©2018 Ontheland
In autumn, a week before we turn clocks back an hour, evening light is brief. Working outside I face blinding rays of setting sun. Finally, after the sun sinks below the horizon, there is a pleasant surprise.
Best evening light
when sun has finally set
slow fade to darkness
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©2017 Ontheland
Last flare, sun departs,
outdoor toil ends early
as summer fades
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©2017 Ontheland
Drive west at sundown–
fireball glows blinding view,
visor yanked to shield,
bright hydro wires gleam,
reaching branches throw relief.
©2016 ontheland
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In response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #5 low sunlight
Today I tried out a new challenge, Magnetic Poetry Saturday Challenge hosted by Doug of Elusive Trope. Gazing at words offered by the Magnetic Poetry nature kit and my photo of a recent sunset, I came up with this:
Wander
through wild summer,
behold shine and wither,
let squirrel, insect rustle there,
make light.
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“Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.”
— Oscar Wilde
The Daily Post Photo Challenge this week is an interesting one:
Artists are inspired by and capture the world around us: sculptors immortalize people with statues; painters record events in their masterpieces. What about the other way around? For this week’s theme, find inspiration in a piece of art, and go further: imitate it. Here are some ideas:
- Reenact a painting. …
- Take a new version of one of your photos. Re-create your own work. Same subject, same scene, same angle. (In your post, show or link to the original one!)
- Imitate a sculpture, …
Today I ventured out in minus 20 degrees C, without tech gloves, and tried to recreate the scenes in earlier photos. The results are far from ‘perfect’, but the process was fun and something I will undoubtedly try again. These are the two previously posted pictures that inspired today’s photo shoot:
Following are the two ‘imitations’ (not quite) that I took on February 13, 2016:
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