blossoming plum trees soaked by showery breeze wedding confetti Kim M. Russell, 25th March 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1633 Wedding In today’s episode of ‘A New Route Leaving Kumano Kodo’ we have another modern kigo for spring, taken from A Dictionary of Haiku: ‘wedding’. We’ve been given a couple of examples of haiku […]
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a spark in jade eyes ever the playful kitten warm purr and soft fur Kim M. Russell, 26th March 2019 My response to Carpe Diem’s Light Retreat 2019: The Joy of Light In a new retreat, we have a period of 30 days to create haiku and tanka on the theme of The Joy of […]
Desire for Colour
desire for colour bright bonnets bob on the breeze fields full of tulips Kim M. Russell, 25th March 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1632 Desire This week we are starting a new route with classical and non-classical kigo (season words) for spring, and today we have a modern spring kigo taken from Jane Reichhold’s […]
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juggling rocks and sand among sparkles of sunlight spring rivers tumble Kim M. Russell, 25th March 2019 My response to Carpe Diem’s Light Retreat 2019: The Joy of Light In a new retreat, we have a period of 30 days to create haiku and tanka on the theme of The Joy of Light.
Cherry Blossom Reprise
in passing showers trees shiver cherry blossom pink-petalled hoorahs 5th December 2018 no showers today sun-kissed buds anticipate cherry blossom cheers Kim M. Russell, 24th March 2019 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #77 Poetry Archive (3): cherry blossom In a new episode of Carpe Diem’s weekend meditation, we have a new episode of […]
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end of a long day flushed with sunset flowers fall victims of the breeze Kim M. Russell, 24th March 2019 My response to Carpe Diem’s Light Retreat 2019: The Joy of Light In a new retreat, we have a period of 30 days to create haiku and tanka on the theme of The Joy of […]
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first rays of dawn light penetrating wooden blinds on wings of birdsong Kim M. Russell, 23rd March 2019 My response to Carpe Diem’s Light Retreat 2019: The Joy of Light In a new retreat, we have a period of 30 days to create haiku and tanka on the theme of The Joy of Light.
A Shakespearean Distillation
on sweet-scented days absence casts wintry shadows colours fade to grey Kim M. Russell, 22nd May 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1631 A new chapter: leaving the Kumano Kodo Today we are being inspired by a Shakespearean sonnet, Sonnet 98 or ‘From you have I been absent in the spring, in an episode of […]
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into my window silvery full moon gazes face to lunar face Kim M. Russell, 22nd March 2019 My response to Carpe Diem’s Light Retreat 2019: The Joy of Light In a new retreat, we have a period of 30 days to create haiku and tanka on the theme of The Joy of Light.
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vernal equinox a celestial boundary traversed by the sun Kim M. Russell, 21st March 2019 My response to Carpe Diem’s Light Retreat 2019: The Joy of Light In a new retreat, we have a period of 30 days to create haiku and tanka on the theme of The Joy of Light.
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