My response to Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #79 Looking Back In Time … “Sparkling Stars” each cherry petal enfolded in a raindrop the show is over © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Category: Haiku
Raking Spring Away
My response to Carpe Diem #966 passing of spring Image found on Pinterest shower of blossom covers the garden like snow spring is raked away © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Karumi
My response to Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #77 pickles (in the way of Basho) lost episode of March Image found on es.123rf.com scribbling of a pen the scratchy sound of haiku blossoming in ink © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Common Terns
My response to Carpe Diem #962 bird feathers Image found on http://www.rspb.org.uk haunting the wetlands sea swallows soar and plunge feathered acrobats © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Praying for Rain
My response to Carpe Diem #961 prayers for rain Image found on http://www.weatherwizkids.com beneath dusty feet earth cracks, plants burn and wither, gasping prayers for rain © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Wheelbarrow of Dreams
My response to Carpe Diem Theme Week 3: Magnolia Blossoms, haiku by Soseki Natsume; episode 6: “autumn’s shadow” in a spring garden wheelbarrow fills with flowers fragrant silver dreams © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Master Fisher
Two Haiga in response to Carpe Diem #960 fishing Images found on Pinterest and www.rspb.org.uk
Angles in Tangles
I have deconstructed an old poem as a response to Carpe Diem Theme Week 3: Magnolia Blossoms, haiku by Soseki Natsume; episode 5 leafless tree there are triangles in the bare branches of trees angles in tangles sharpness smoothed by light tracing ghostly foliage smoothing the edges © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Slaking the Thirst
My response to Carpe Diem #959 rain / raindrops rain drops slide down leaves drains and gutters overflow slaking thirsty plants © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Rising Lotus Flower
My response to Carpe Diem Theme Week 3: Magnolia Blossoms, haiku by Soseki Natsume; 4 watch birth and death a lotus flower rises from a murky pond opens clean and pure © Kim M. Russell, 2016
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