end of day meets night in a romance of colour sunset artistry Kim M. Russell, 2017 My second response to Carpe Diem Winter Retreat 2017: Life is Beautiful
Month: October 2017
Ghost Nets
I read recently about an exhibition that took place in the summer at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore, called ‘Ghost Nets of the Ocean’. It was created by artists from Darnley Island in Australia, and consisted of suspended brightly-coloured sculptures of fish, turtles, squid and jellyfish, all made from ocean debris, including abandoned fishing […]
Yekaterinburg
life in parallel universal railway tracks meet at love’s junction Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1279 Yekaterinburg Today we are going back to Yekaterinburg, one of the stops on Paulo Coelho’s journey with the Trans-Siberian Railroad (TSR) and the birthplace of one of the lead characters of his novel Aleph.
Mistletoe in November
evergreen orbs sway wind-plucked pearls of waxy white waiting for kisses Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Winter Retreat 2017: Life is Beautiful Chèvrefeuille says it’s time for the Carpe Diem Winter Retreat 2017, thirty days of writing a haiku or tanka a day on the theme ‘Life is Beautiful’.
Seasonal Impressionism
allusive brush of mist and dew dissolves fields the landscape becomes a swirling maelstrom trees are beaching whales Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Fussy Little Forms: Shadorma This week Marian is hosting the weekend mini-challenge; she says she was thinking about how she’s been a bit stuck lately, […]
Enigma
nature’s a puzzle constantly changing landscapes some missing pieces Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1278 Enigma (by Karunesh) Carpe Diem is celebrating its fifth anniversary with wonderful inspirational music every weekend. Today we have music composed by Karunesh.
Romance
romance is not red nor a discarded flower lost in the city it’s feet walking together synchronisation of hearts Kim M. Russell. 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Time Glass #1 re-start ‘Time Glass’ is a real-time challenge in which the goal is to create theme-inspired haiku or tanka within 36 hours. Chèvrefeuille says that […]
Sacred Sanctuary
wind in cedars cadres of spirits play chimes do not be scared Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1277 Sacred Sanctuary (by Peter Crowley) In a new episode of this month’s celebration, today we have a musical composition by Peter Crowley. He calls his music ‘epic Asian adventure music’; Chèvrefeuille says it […]
Too Late for Blackberries
This year I missed the clusters, drupelets of ruby and jet that glowed with autumn lustre and others unripe as yet. I was too busy being a poet caught in imaginative rambles to pick sweet fruit from brambles. Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to dVerse Poets Pub Form for All — Chaucerian Stanza or […]
Tranquil
rising in autumn the universe is tranquil lonely morning star Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1276 Tranquil Today, our trip down memory lane takes us back to a special feature in which Chèvrefeuille introduced haiku by renowned and unknown haiku poets, entitled ‘Sparkling Stars’. The title of this episode has been […]
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