My Lucky Tea

blossoming plum trees
eclipsing lunar mountains
petals in my tea

blossoming plum trees
soaked by a rain-filled breeze
an April wedding

eclipsing lunar mountains
streaked with  morning
a blood orange sun

petals in my tea
pink ships on the horizon
delectable dream

Kim M. Russell, 29th July 2018

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Ohara Koson, ‘Flowering plum and moon’ – image found on Pinterest

My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #43 Troiku Challenge: My Lucky Tea

This weekend’s  meditation is a Troiku Challenge, in which we have two haiku to work with: first we have to create a so-called fusion haiku and then create a Troiku from that fusion haiku.

The two haiku are by Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828):

tonight’s moon–
how many mountains resemble
the ones back home?

going outside
plum blossoms dive in…
my lucky tea

© Kobayashi Issa (Tr. David G. Lanoue)

15 thoughts on “My Lucky Tea”

  5. I really like the fusion and then the troiku – and the image of tea and petals and dreams floating … it’s all very lovely and sets this lovely little scene in my head – very zen/fusion and I feel a great sense of calm reading this – as well as the delicious promise of hope for dreams to come 🙂

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