splash of red poppy bud in a meadow a geisha’s lips Kim M. Russell, 2nd August 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1716 Poppies In the second episode of August, the month in which we are creating a field of flowers, we are working with poppies.
Category: Haiku
August Meadow
among the daisies dandelion suns aglow clover scents the breeze Kim M. Russell, 2nd August 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1715 Field Of Flowers … This is the first of a new month of flower prompts: ‘field of flowers’.
The Summer Clock is Ticking
heat of summer love smouldering in a rainstorm passion on the beach edge of the seashore among ocean-scented shells making love salty a secret garden perfume of a waterfall released from hot stones French kiss stings a bee in a sunflower his dwindling shadow Kim M. Russell, 30th July 2019 My response to Carpe Diem […]
Fleeting Twilight
sunset’s afterglow reflects in young lovers’ eyes a fleeting moment Kim M Russell, 29th July 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1712 twilight In today’s episode of ‘Summer Love’, the theme is ‘twilight’, the small period between day and night.
Sunflower Harvest
in a wind-swept field sun-burnt faces disperse seeds cloudburst of finches Kim M. Russell, 28th July 2019 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #95 Quest for a new masterpiece: sunflowers It’s the weekend again and a new meditation at CDHK, where our challenge is to create a new masterpiece haiku or tanka on the […]
Shadow
cool shady willows melting in purple shadows October mountains cool shady willows soaking up rain and sunshine a cascade of green melting in purple shadows giant silhouettes holding up the sky October mountains litter of discarded leaves aglow with sunset Kim M. Russell, 23rd July 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1709 shadow (Crossroads-Troiku) In […]
Midsummer Rain
softness of warm rain born and bred in sun-filled clouds sprinkling the senses Kim M. Russell, 23rd July 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1708 midsummer rain Today we have another classical kigo to work with and the prompt is ‘midsummer rain’.
Cool
gentle breeze blowing ripples on chamomile tea a shady willow Kim M. Russell, 22nd July 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1707 cooling on the porch (hashi-i), classical haiku Today our challenge is to create haiku following the classical rules with a classical kigo from the Shiki Saijiki, ‘cooling on the porch (hashi-i)’, part of […]
Crow
dusk and leaves fall with the weight of a crow a branch bends Kim M. Russell, 22nd July 2019 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #94 Crow (Photo-shopping haiku) Having only just returned from a visit to my daughter and grandson, I’m late responding to this weekend’s meditation. The challenge this weekend was an […]
Ice Cold Beer
froth tickles tongue ice cool perspiration trickling down the glass Kim M. Russell, 18th July 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1706 Free styling with haiku and tanka … ice cold beer Today we can let our inspiration flow and create freestyle haiku or tanka with the prompt ‘ice cold beer’ – my husband’s favourite […]
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