measured and balanced circling and soaring eagle the beat of a drum Kim M. Russell, 3rd August 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1489 Dance Like An Eagle (Zeybek) We have already visited Italy and Portugal on our exploration of folk music; today we are visiting Turkey, especially the region known as Anatolia, where we […]
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harlequin houses welcome vision for tired eyes a fisherman’s dream Kim M. Russell, 3rd August 2018 My daily response to Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2018 Finding the Way At Carpe Diem, it’s time again for the traditional seasonal retreat: a period of 30 days in which the goal is to write a daily haiku or […]
The Soul of Portugal
sitting by the docks in the dregs of saudade soulful melodies Kim M. Russell, 2nd August 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1488 The Soul of Portugal (Fado) Today we are travelling to Portugal to discover Fado (‘destiny, fate’), a music genre that can be traced to 1820s Lisbon but probably has much earlier origins.
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cat waits patiently full of curiosity another species Kim M. Russell, 2nd August 2018 My daily response to Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2018 Finding the Way At Carpe Diem, it’s time again for the traditional seasonal retreat: a period of 30 days in which the goal is to write a daily haiku or tanka about […]
Bundles of Contradictions
bundles of letters sorted and tied up with string life’s contradictions Kim M. Russell, 1st August 2018 My response to Poets United Midweek Motif ~ “a bundle of contradictions” (from Anne Frank’s last letter) Susan has shared the last entry in Anne Frank’s diary and a range of quotations and poems on the Midweek Motif; […]
Tarantella
dance of the spider weaving a web of legend a tambourine shakes Kim M. Russell, 1st August 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1487 Dance of the Spider (Tarantella) This is the first episode of a new month of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, when we will be going on a journey around the world on […]
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in pursuit of time shadow travels round the clock nature’s sundial Kim M. Russell, 1st August 2018 My daily response to Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2018 Finding the Way At Carpe Diem, it’s time again for the traditional seasonal retreat: a period of 30 days in which the goal is to write a daily haiku […]
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dual perspective minds meeting across distance the way to friendship Kim M. Russell, 31st July 2018 My daily response to Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2018 Finding the Way At Carpe Diem, it’s time again for the traditional seasonal retreat: a period of 30 days in which the goal is to write a daily haiku or […]
Dream Catching
the dream catcher spins on a breezy moonlit night full of dreams and stars Kim M. Russell. 30th July 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1486 Dreams … will become true For the final episode of Imagination Without Limits episode we have an image found on Tumblr for inspiration.
Memories
pixel and paper magic in image and word life’s recollections Kim M. Russell, 30th July 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1485 creating memories In the penultimate episode of Imagination Without Limits, our inspirational photograph is one of the area where Chèvrefeuille grew up a teenager.
writing in north norfolk 