the lake’s blue stillness glacial melt and giant frogs embracing the sun Kim M. Russell, 25th May 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1440 Lake Titicaca We are approaching the end of our journeys, having travelled through the Andes and dived into the history of these mountains. Today we are visiting Lake Titicaca (Bolivia), also known […]
Category: Haiku
Mountains
sunset colours settling on giant shoulders coquettish clouds’ blush Kim M. Russell, 24th May 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1439 mountain(s) Today we have a modern kigo of spring that fits this month’s ‘journey into the high mountains of the Andes’: mountains, with a few haiku by Jane Reichhold to awaken our muses: soul […]
Chachani and Misti
cloud-bound mountain peaks recline on the horizon two sleeping giants Kim M. Russell, 23rd May 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1438 Chachani (Imagination-episode) Today we have another imagination-challenge: an image of Chachani and Misti, two mountain peaks in Peru.
A Fusion of Sea and Sky
high tide and rainbows a fusion of sea and sky embracing the shore Kim M. Russell, 21st May 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Crossroads #10 Jane Reichhold’s ‘rainbows of high tide’ In this episode of Crossroads our challenge is to create a ‘fusion haiku’ from two haiku by Jane Reichhold (1937-2016), chosen from her […]
Machu Picchu
emperor’s eyrie obscured by clouds and mountains sun-blessed citadel Kim M. Russell, 21st May 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1436 Machu Picchu … imagination-episode Today we continue on our journey into the high mountains of the Andes and visit Machu Picchu, a 15th-century Inca citadel situated on a mountain ridge in the Cusco Region […]
Temple Bells and Butterflies
carried on a breeze temple bells and butterflies petals between graves carried on a breeze the scent of graveyard flowers spattered by spring rain temple bells and butterflies quivering before they fade last notes of a chime petals between graves potpourri of life and death scattered by the wind Kim M. Russell, 20th May 2018 […]
Coricancha
cosmic calendar capturing shadows and light temple of the sun Kim M. Russell, 18th May 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1435 – The Temple of the Sun Today, Chèvrefeuille has told us about the Temple of the Sun or ‘Coricancha’, the most important temple of the Inca Empire, built in the shadows of the […]
Inca Beginnings
the shadow of wings high above the mountainside ripples in maize fields Kim M. Russell, 17th May 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1434 Cusco … first “contact” with the Inca Empire On our train journey into the high mountains of the Andes, today we are visiting Cusco, the former capital and centre of the […]
Cerro de Pasco
weeping tears of lead the mine sucks the town’s marrow silver behemoth Kim M. Russell, 16th May 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1433 Cerro de Pasco Today we are making a stop in Cerro de Pasco, the capital of Pasco Region in Peru. Chèvrefeuille tells us that Cerro de Pasco is in central Peru, […]
Cock of the Rock
flamboyant display a vivid flash of orange breaking through the green Kim M. Russell, 15th May 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1432 Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park Today on our Andean journey, we are visiting Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park, which is situated in the Pasco Region of Peru. It is home to the Ctenophryne Barbatula, one of […]
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