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July 28th 2016: stepping of a cliff.

Dear friends,

This month it will be the first anniversary of Jane Reichhold’s death. She choose death herself. She couldn’t live anymore with the pain of fybromyalgia and the loss of her sight. She decided to step of a cliff ... falling to her own death.

Recently I ran into a haiku she wrote on the theme suicide ... In remembrance of her suicide I had to share that haiku here ... at the tribute tumblr for her. This haiku feels now like a prophesy.

dangerous weather such a perfect day for stepping of a cliff

© Jane Reichhold (taken from “a dictionary of haiku”, the paper version)

And here is my response:

flying away following the rainbow into heaven

© Chèvrefeuille (July 17th 2017)

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autumn color in a heap of leaves fire

( C ) Jane Reichhold

My response :

autumn in my home in front of the fireplace hot love

( C ) Chèvrefeuille

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Painting by the Dutch painter Schelfhout. In this painting you see Nimbus clouds and that brings me to a beautiful tanka which I recently discovered created by Jane Reichhold.

flowered wind in your wild hair the will of love as a bright nimbus frames your rosy face

© Jane Reichhold

I didn't create a response on this one, because this tanka must be in the lead and in the spotlight.

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alone in the valley the sun stays on top of the mountain

( C ) Jane Reichhold

My response :

at sunset I climb the mountain to enjoy it

( C ) Chèvrefeuille

See you …

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garden pillows inviting one to rest here beds of carnations ( C ) Jane Reichhold My response : old graveyard a bouquet of carnations on a nameless grave ( C ) Chèvrefeuille See you ...

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Next month Carpe Diem Haiku Kai celebrates its 4th anniversary and as you maybe know ... Jane Reichhold (1937-2016) was one of the co-hosts and advisors of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai.

To honor her next month I will launch a new special feature "Universal Jane".

extinguished a candle leaves the night filled with stars

© Jane Reichhold

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Today on Carpe Diem Haiku Kai the prompt, modern kigo, is "driftwood" and I found another nice haiku by Jane Reichhold inspired on "driftwood". This one I love very much ... this haiku shows that in haiku you can use everything even sensuality and erotics.

driftwood lair lovers hidden from view found by the wind

© Jane Reichhold

And my response:

behind hay bales a couple of youngsters - blooming love © Chèvrefeuille

See you ...

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Today I love to share a tanka by Jane. She was not only a great haiku poetess, but also a great tanka poet. The following tanka is taken from “Circus Forever” which she published in 2010.

circus time in the autumn sky red leaves in adoration of sparkle a knowing to go home

© Jane Reichhold

Tanka isn’t really my kind of poetry, but I love to respond with a tanka:

departing leaves like a rainbow dance through the street hands entangled with my love in front of the fireplace

© Chèvrefeuille