Sun breaks skin on frozen pond, shattering milky puddles; grass glints like glass as spring mushrooms through forest floor, greeting a beetle with a thaw. Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image: pixabay.com My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Saturday Mix — Lorraine 18.02.17 In Lorraine’s edition of Saturday mix – a mélange of flash prose and poetry – we […]
Day: February 18, 2017
Zen
from a tiny seed roots and branches sprout and grow sharing sap of love Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Dreamstime.com My response to Carpe Diem Namasté, The Spiritual Way #3 spiritual love based on Zen Buddhism We have a new episode of Carpe Diem Namasté, a special feature in which we are exploring […]
Transience
Okinawa spring pink blooms of sakura snow melt in the warm breeze Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on www.telegraph.co.uk My response to Carpe Diem #1157 Sakura, the national pride of Japan In this episode, Chèvrefeuille reminds us of Japan’s love of cherry blossom – sakura – a favourite topic of haiku and tanka. He tells […]
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