Tea leaves boil -
high above the mountain
ascetic smiles;
new day beckons
kept in wraps by prayers
silent blessing.
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The haiku set is inspired by Carpe Diem.
The Acrostic is written for dVerse : Form All
Also linked to Haiku My Heart and Haiku Friday
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Image Source ( all rights belong to the linked site)
smiles....a spot of tea high on the mountain would be quite peaceful...as is a new day...nice acrostic...smiles.
ReplyDeleteOh I love tea myself. and these days I am trying different flavors .. so the thought :)
DeleteI love this moment you shared with me. I'm going to brew some tea now!
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DeleteHappy Tea time !
:)
nice...a good cup of tea...wrapped by prayers...sounds like a peaceful moment..
ReplyDeletemuch blessed feeling :)
DeleteOh! I love what you did here.
ReplyDeletethanks ! :)
DeleteI stayed with Monks in the mountains of Japan where they like Majong and in Tibet where they loved ping-pong.
ReplyDeleteping-pong & Majong are some drinks / game or what ?
DeletePing-pong is a table game with a small ball ("table tennis") and Majong is a board game (having similar traits to Bridge, the card game). Just wanted to put a realistic view of these "mystics". The life of many in the monasteries are filled with more flavor than idealized visions allow us, I'm afraid. I was just trying to put that in fun terms.
DeleteIndeed, I have had many a fun game of table tennis with monks on the Tibetan plateau.
BTW, I just learned a neat trick: If you highlight a word, then hit the right click on your mouse, you can search the word on the web and learn instantly what it is instead of asking the writer to explain in another comment. I use it all the time now.
PS -- thanks for your comment on my Poetry diagram post -- I replied, in case you are interested.
DeleteI knew ping pong was a game.
Deletethanks for confirming :)
And also thank you for replying about your post :)
Clever acrostic, and broken up into haiku for camouflage, as well! Well done!
ReplyDeleteglad this came out to be just fine !
DeleteIt was difficult mixing haiku in acrostic :)
Oh I love tea on the mountain. And haiku.
ReplyDeleteTea is wonderful any place :)
DeleteBeautiful. The page looks as awesome as your poetry
ReplyDeleteglad you think my poetry is awesome :)
DeleteWonderful! A warm cup of tea would be perfect about now. :-)
ReplyDeleteand always :)
DeleteNice set of haiku Nimue ... I love the acrostic choice and the theme tea. The haiku by Issa (meaning: cup of tea) you have used very well for your inspiration. Thank you for sharing this masterpiece on Carpe Diem.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had the idea and essence of his ideas a bit :)
DeleteMuch glad to be reading them :)
Nice acrostic - perfect for the season....
ReplyDeleteThis cup of tea in my hands... your words a blessing this day. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteOh this is wonderful to imagine - the hot tea, high on a mountain. Thanks for taking me there!
ReplyDeleteglad you travelled there 1 say hello to monk , will ya ;)
Deleteloving the tea theme in haiku ~ lovely writings ~ very talented woman ~ (A Creative Harbor) ^_^
ReplyDelete*blush*
DeleteI have all you people to inspire :)
And the wonderful prompts !
Very nice theme, saving the monk's honor from Issa's leer ;-)
ReplyDelete"kept in wraps by prayers"
ReplyDeleteThat line just sings to me!
Desert Monk
I like the acrostic form...have not used for haiku...inspiring.
ReplyDeletePeace
Siggi in Downeast Maine
Perhaps the very best blessings are silent ones...
ReplyDeleteBirches Haiku
so true :)
Deletewelcome nimue to haiku my heart. such beauty and grace with each sliver of a word;a new prayer!
ReplyDeletegorgeous offerings, please never stop!
Loved the warm feelings and images that I linked to your page, Much heartfelt :)
DeleteI am so used to 'Ku of the 5-7-5 variety - it stops me when I encounter Haiku of other sorts. That said, I like what I have seen here. Thank you, for linking in. :)
ReplyDeleteboth the verses are proper 5-7-5 haiku :)
DeleteGlad you liked !