a nightingale’s song
breaking silence of the pond
flowering lotus
a nightingale’s song
warbling from the depths of night
silvered by the moon
breaking silence of the pond
a breath of wind blows the reeds
bubbles rise in mud
flowering lotus
a satellite of the moon
orbiting the pond
Kim M. Russell, 2nd June 2019
My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #87 Crossroads
For the first weekend meditation in June, our challenge is a ‘Crossroads’ episode, in which the goal is to create a new haiku inspired by the following haiku and then create a Troiku from the new haiku:
reaching for the sun
lotus flowers bloom from the mud
old pond changes
deep silence
even deeper as the nightingale starts to sing
beautiful life
Chèvrefeuille (2017)
I’d forgotten how tricky crossroads Troiku can be!
writing in north norfolk 
Such Awesome Beauties. (@—>—)
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Thank you, Dorna!
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In your fusion, “breaking silence of the pond” is a nice interpretation of both “old pond changes” and “deep silence.”
I especially like the closing haiku of your troiku.
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Thank you, Ken. That was a tricky one, too.
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What a beautiful scene!
It was my first time working with Troiku. I found it a bit tricky!
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Thank you! The troiku is a tricky form. I had to play around with the haiku while I was trying to sort out the troiku!
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I love the conclusion (K)
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Thank you, Kerfe.
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Wow Kim … what a stunning Troiku you did an awesome job on this crossroads episode. Chapeau this Troiku reads like a short story.
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Thanks so much, Kristjaan!
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