The prompt for Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #35 Troiku Challenge “summer solstice” starts with two haiku by Chèvrefeuille to be used to create a “fusion” haiku, which is then to be the base to create a troiku.

between the wedded rocks
the sun rises to her highest throne
summer solstice

mountain stream
the ice has melted – dances in the sun
crystal waterdrops

               © Chèvrefeuille
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splashing waters dance
music on the shortest night
rushing mountain stream

splashing waters dance
sparkling under setting sun
gift of parting light

music heard on shortest night
celebration or sadness?
whip-poor-will calling

rushing mountain stream
joining in woodland chorus
song of lone night bird

Due to its song, the eastern whip-poor-will is the topic of numerous legends. A New England legend says the whip-poor-will can sense a soul departing, and can capture it as it flees.

A troiku is three haiku, with each of the three lines from a suggested haiku as the first line of each haiku in the troiku. It’s not always possible to have a 5-7-5 format in the second haiku, due to the limitations of the suggested haiku. The name of the form is derived from “troika,” a sled or carriage drawn by three horses harnessed side-by-side, an iconic symbol of Imperial Russia.

Image sources:
audobon.org / © David Allen Sibley (Eastern Whip-poor-will)
wikimedia.org (troika)