somnolent pine trees fading slowly into night day has departed Kim M. Russell, 2017 Charles Warren Eaton The Pine Grove-Twilight, ca. 1900-10 – image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai Autumn Retreat 2017 “departure”
Day: July 16, 2017
Twilight
the lens of twilight freezing and diminishing in sun’s final flare Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1220 Twilight The summertime month continues with its regular kigo prompts and today Chèvrefeuille has chosen ‘twilight’. It has been taken from Jane Reichhold’s A Dictionary of Haiku and is therefore a modern kigo (season […]
Shadow Diary
solstice is over morning shadows only creep as ageing sun fades Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Time Travel #4 Basho’s shadow diary In a new episode of Carpe Diem’s Time Travel, Ancient Japanese Poetry To Inspire You, our challenge comes from one of the most famous haibun to be written: Basho’s […]
Victoriana
The butterflies in her gut dry their wings, hanging from withered weeds in her womb, poisoned by opium, his beautiful lies. Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Sunday Writing Prompt: July 16, 2017: Fine Dining – Kitchen Tricks This Sunday, Scribblers Dipstick has brought us a new ‘story board’ collage. We should let […]
Red Like Mars
Brick buildings, red like Mars on the horizon, are veiled in tatters of grey haze. Our civilisation planted on another planet is a seed that sprouted in healthier days. Will it grow and bloom or be reduced to sizzling weeds of doom? Meanwhile, back on the home planet, the microscopic water bear. also known as […]
Departure #1
autumn comes in fast temperatures shift, currents change summer birds depart sunny mornings vaporise into mist and cloudy skies Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai Autumn Retreat 2017 ‘departure’ Every season, Chèvrefeuille tries to organize a ‘retreat’; the one for this autumn starts on 15th July and ends on 15th […]
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