blurred with Irish mist Brigid’s votives by the lough silent pilgrimage Kim M. Russell, 24th September 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1751 Lough Derg, Donegal (Ireland) We are still following our spiritual path through pilgrim’s routes around the world. Yesterday we were in Peru and today we are back in Europe, At Lough Derg […]
Category: Haiku
Señor de Huanca
distant devotion following the Incas only in dreams Kim M. Russell, 23rd September 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1750 Señor de Huanca, Peru Today’s pilgrimage in our ‘act of devotion’ is a lesser known route in Peru where, every year, thousands of pilgrims from all over South America visit the Chapel of Señor de […]
Start of Autumn
fragments of sunset on a warm blustery breeze sudden fall of leaves Kim M. Russell, 22nd September 2019 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #103 The Quest for A New Masterpiece Continues: Start Of Autumn, also shared with Poets United at the Poetry Pantry I’m glad to be back for this weekend’s meditation, in […]
Camino de Santiago
footsore and weary approaching the holy shrine with smiles and blessings Kim M. Russell, 8th September 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1741 Santiago de Compostela This month, our theme is ‘an act of devotion’” and all the prompts are pilgrimages around the world. Today we have a familiar pilgrimage: Santiago de Compostela.
Photo-Shopped Crickets
silent pauses punctuated by crickets autumn begins Kim M. Russell, 8th September 2019 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #101 Photoshopping Haiku: Cricket Silence This weekend we are writing ‘photo-shopped’ haiku, tweaking to make the difference between a good haiku (or tanka) and an excellent haiku (or tanka). Chèvrefeuille says that we can ‘photo-shop’ […]
Münchner Jakobsweg
on well-trodden paths following saints and pilgrims steadfast footsteps Kim M. Russell, 6th September 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1740 Münchner Jakobsweg This month we are traveling around the world searching for pilgrimage-routes as an act of devotion and today we are walking on the Münchner Jakobsweg, on which there are several routes. The […]
St Cuthbert’s Way
all the hills are green from Melrose to Lindisfarne mystical causeway Kim M. Russell, 4th September 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1739 St Cuthbert’s Way (Scotland) In today’s episode, we have a pilgrimage in Scotland, a route established in the late nineties between Melrose in the Scottish borders and England that ends on the […]
Camino de Fatima
faith personified sun rise is a miracle in a young child’s eyes Kim M. Russell, 3rd September 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1738 Camino de Fatima (Portugal) In a month of pilgrimage all around the world, we are on a journey to shrines or other locations of importance. Today our inspiration is a lesser […]
Adam’s Peak
so many footprints on the sacred mountain’s path steps of devotion Kim M. Russell, 1st September 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1737 Introduction to a month full of devotion: Adam’s Peak We have started a new month of prompts entitled ‘An Act of Devotion’ on the familiar theme of pilgrimages. Today we’re visiting Adam’s […]
Speedwell
tiny blue flowers sparkling in the growing light a patch of sky Kim M. Russell, 22nd August 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1730 Field of Flowers: Freestyle Today we are free to create a freestyle haiku, tanka or other Japanese poetry form inspired by this month’s theme, field of flowers, and there’s no need […]
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