Peace Within Days 15 to 18

woods and fields flicker
in a flood of morning sun
train windows flash

a red kite flutters
sun catches and burns its wings
sacrificed to wind

bent by sudden gusts
smoke tugs at a chimney stack
a dirty dancer

a welter of surf
falling in a hiss of spray
February tides

Kim M. Russell, 2018

My response to Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018 Peace Within

For Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018, Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to create a haiku or tanka inspired on the theme of ‘Peace Within’ every day during a period of 30 days, until February 15^th. Here are four catch-up haiku.