waves crash and roll at the feet of granite cliffs immovable grey Kim M. Russell, 3rd July 2020 My response to Carpe Diem Exploring The Beauty Of Haiku #1826 Juxtaposition In today’s new challenge, we are writing a haiku in which we use juxtaposition, or side-by-side contrast. Juxtaposition of two contrasting items is often deliberate […]
Month: July 2020
Al Fresco
a hot summer’s day sizzling into evening supper on the grill Kim M. Russell, 2nd July 2020 My response to Carpe Diem back on track, a new month, a new theme: Exploring the Beauty of Haiku I am delighted that Chèvrefeuille is back with a new episode of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. There are a […]
Chalk Marks, Bears and What Lay Beneath
When I was a child the pavementwas a canvas, a joyful defacement:I made colourful chalk marks on the grey,a street artist, until the rain cameand washed them away.Hopscotch boxes led my feetacross the concreteand cracks warned of bearswaiting to eat meif I didn’t stay in the squares.I was curious about what laybeneath the heavy grey;grass […]