shy exchange of smiles fluttering of butterflies gently touching hands Kim M. Russell, 3rd May 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Romancing Haiku #3 first love The goal of this special feature is to create love-haiku about first love.
Category: Haiku
Mount Fuji Clouds
weather forecasting first snow or refreshing rain clouds dance with moonbeams Kim M. Russell, 3rd May 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Crossroads #8 The First Snow (Kanajo) We have a new episode of the special CDHK feature ‘Crossroads’ in which our challenge is to create a new (fusion) haiku from two given haiku. This […]
Lima
breathing history in the dust of the city conquerors’ footsteps Kim M. Russell, 3rd May 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1424 Lima Our journey through the Andean Mountains has started and today we arrive in Lima, capital of Peru.
Leaving Callao
metal on metal flashing in the morning sun ready to depart Kim M. Russell, 2nd May 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1423 Callao … the journey begins Chèvrefeuille reminds us that this month we are travelling through the Andean Mountains by train, starting at the port city of Callao. He tells us that Callao was […]
The Andes
snowy peaks kiss sky whisper secrets to the sun majestic mountains Kim M. Russell, 1st May 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1422 Journey Into The High Mountains Of The Andes In the first episode of a new month of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, in which we set off on a journey into the high […]
Winter Crow
wind battered crows ascend from a naked tree leafy silhouettes Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Crossroads #6 A Leafless Tree (Soseki Natsume) We have a new episode of the special feature ‘’crossroads’, a challenge to create a ‘fusion haiku’ from two given haiku. This week both haiku were written by Soseki […]
Beach
sandy footprints fade promises echo in echo in shells holiday romance Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Romancing Haiku #1 beach For this first episode of Carpe Diem’s new feature Romancing Haiku, the theme is ‘the beach’.
Sakura Temple
the millstone has stopped hidden beneath frost and ice a hungry temple snow drops from a branch […]
Kaleidoscope Vision
her eyes are broken lozenges of shifting glass patterns of rainbows Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Poets United Midweek Motif: Vision
Scent of Home
a warrior dreams mountain path leading homeward scent of plum blossom Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Crossroads #5 scent of plum blossoms In a new episode of the CD ‘fusion’ feature, Crossroads, our challenge is to create a new haiku from two given haiku by Basho: summer grasses all that remains […]
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