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 […]
Category: Haiku
Rising Sun
cock crow opens doors welcoming the rising sun a flurry of dust Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation Use That Quote: rising sun This week’s episode of the Weekend Meditationis a challnge to create haiku, tanka or haibun inspired by a quotation from René Daumal, the writer of ‘Mount Analogue’: […]
The Origins of a Poem
inky streak of cloud in peripheral vision raindrop of a thought Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Poets United Midweek Motif: Beginnings Susan has given us a whole range of images, saying and poems to help us ponder the question of ‘how to begin’, which she says has generated books upon books in every […]
Morning Breeze
blossom surfs the breeze sun shifts shadows in branches silent butterfly Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Crossroads #4 morning breeze In this new episode of the special feature ‘crossroads’, in which the challenge is to fuse two haiku into one, we have one haiku by a classical haiku poet and one […]
Weeds and Paper Lanterns
dandelion plants seeds blown on the roadside pissing in the wind fading summer moon outshone by paper lanterns tangled in the trees dandelion moon blown out by paper lanterns tangled in the wind Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #26 Revise That Haiku This weekend our challenge is a new […]
Beauty of the Heart
a crystal dew drop liquid kiss to break the thirst last night’s dreams shattered Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1399 The Beauty of the Heart Today’s poem has been taken from Masnavi: Teachings by Rumi: The Beauty of the Heart The beauty of the heart is the lasting beauty: its lips […]
Hole in the Sky
sun’s purity breaks through ragged fabric of sky announced by birdsong Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1398 Purity Today’s episode is about purity, the theme of another poem by Rumi: Purity A certain Sufi tore his robe in grief, and the tearing brought such relief he gave the robe the name […]
Rabbit Ear Iris
starlit looking glass ripples distort the surface your face an iris Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Crossroads #3 Rabbit Ear Iris In today’s episode of this CDHK special feature, our challenge is to create a haiku by ‘fusing’ the following haiku by Basho: rabbit-ear iris how much it looks like its […]
The Journey into Self
so many questions on the path into the self stones glint in the sun Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1397 The Journey Into Your Own Depth For this latest episode, Chèvrefeuille has chosen another interesting poem by Rumi: Then Journey Into Yourself Oh, if a tree could wander and move with […]
Butterfly Moment
butterfly moment stretches to eternity wonder in my hands Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #25 Use That Quote This weekend’s prompt is ‘Use That Quote’, in which we are given a quote as inspiration to create haiku, tanka or another Japanese poetry form: “The butterfly counts not months but […]
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