Autumn’s Artistry

late afternoon  sun

tinges the sky apricot

gilding the garden

autumn flicks its loaded brush

in a flaming colourwash

© Kim M. Russell, 2016

My response to Carpe Diem Special #217 Dolores’ 1st paintbrush flowers (tanka)

This month our featured haiku poetess is Dolores from Ada’s Poetry Alcove. Dolores was the winner of the last kukai: “prayers”. The challenge for today’s CD Special is to create a tanka (5 lines: respectively 5-7-5-7-7 syllables) inspired by the following:

paintbrush flowers

dancing on the hillside 

wind blows over reeds 

ancient chants resurrected 

sights and sounds of summer

© Dolores