autumn breathes in curls mist, leaves and a loved one’s hair tangled in the wind Kim M. Russell, 13th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat 2018 Love Eternally It’s time for Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat, a period of 30 days to write haiku or tanka every day on a specific theme: ‘love […]
Category: Haiku
Love Eternally Day 28
curled up in my lap at the end of a long day a satisfied purr Kim M. Russell, 12th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat 2018 Love Eternally It’s time for Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat, a period of 30 days to write haiku or tanka every day on a specific theme: ‘love […]
Cricket in a Storm
fork lightning crackles as we shelter from the rain a cricket blows past Kim M. Russell, 11th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1542 Crickets (modern kigo) This month we are celebrating the beauty of autumn with the theme ‘the leaves are falling’, using classical and non-classical kigo (season words) and haiku by Basho, […]
Just Sleeping
deep hibernation everything is suspended single amber leaf Kim M. Russell, 11th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #58 Quest for A New Masterpiece ‘autumn’ This weekend, our challenge is a quest for a new autumn haiku or tanka masterpiece. To create a masterpiece, we have to ‘play’ with the classical rules […]
Love Eternally Day 27
a single poppy is all it takes to picture rows of lost boys’ graves Kim M. Russell, 11th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat 2018 Love Eternally It’s time for Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat, a period of 30 days to write haiku or tanka every day on a specific theme: ‘love eternally’. […]
Love Eternally Day 26
emerging early from the warm darkness of bed a poem beckons Kim M. Russell, 10th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat 2018 Love Eternally It’s time for Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat, a period of 30 days to write haiku or tanka every day on a specific theme: ‘love eternally’. The last five […]
Love Eternally Day 25
we open our eyes night rain has left a sparkle another morning Kim M. Russell, 10th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat 2018 Love Eternally It’s time for Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat, a period of 30 days to write haiku or tanka every day on a specific theme: ‘love eternally’. The last […]
Love Eternally Day 24
autumn cherry tree fading leaves cling to branches as they start to fall Kim M. Russell, 8th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat 2018 Love Eternally It’s time for Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat, a period of 30 days to write haiku or tanka every day on a specific theme: ‘love eternally’. The […]
Chrysanthemum Tea
chrysanthemum tea bright globes of autumn colour fragrantly steaming Kim M. Russell, 8th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1540 chrysanthemums We have been given examples of haiku on chrysanthemums, all by classical masters, to inspire us to create our own chrysanthemum beauties.
Love Eternally Day 23
with wrinkled fingers she wraps a scarf round his neck they walk hand in hand Kim M. Russell, 7th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat 2018 Love Eternally It’s time for Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat, a period of 30 days to write haiku or tanka every day on a specific theme: ‘love […]
writing in north norfolk 