antique rose withered by the desert sun thirsty for rain Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1375 Petra On our journey along the Silk Road, today we have arrived at the ancient town of Petra, a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan. Chèvrefeuille tells us that Petra lies on the slope […]
Category: Haiku
Crossroads Cuisine
Levantine salad the blessing of baba ghanoush a crossroads meze Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1374 The Levant Today’s episode is about an area in the Middle East known as The Levant, which Chèvrefeuille tells us includes Palestine, Israel and Syria. He says The Levant is bounded by the Taurus Mountains […]
Desert
so many grains of sand burning red with midday sun tiny works of art Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1373 Syrian Desert (Southern Route) Today Chèvrefeuille has inspired us with an image of the Syrian Desert.
Mesopotamia
ancient history not crumbling but free-flowing feeding the present Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1372 Mesopotamia Our journey along the ancient Silk Road has brought us to ancient Mesopotamia.
Glory
rising glory entangled vines and flowers drenched with morning dew Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend-Meditation #20 Revise That Haiku In this weekend’s meditation, Chèvrefeuille challenges us to ‘revise’ a haiku created by one of the classical haiku poets: Chiyo Ni (1703-1775), one of the few female haiku poets in pre-modern […]
Sansara
an empty soul drifts in the depths of the river ascend to the light Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1371 Sansara (the cycle of life) For today’s episode, Chèvrefeuille has shared a part of Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha, in which he runs away from his home, his beautiful Kamala and the […]
Karakoram Mountains
kissed by clouds spring arrives in the mountains Silk Road unfurls Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1370 Karakoram Mountains Today we continue on the southern route along the Silk Road, together with Siddhartha, and through the Karakoram Mountains, and a photo challenge.
Kamala
under the starlight scintillating silken limbs lonely traveller Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1369 Kamala In today’s episode of Carpe Diem, our journey along the ancient Silk Road takes us to Kamala, a place that features in Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha.
Peace Within Day 30
lost within pages a book and a cup of tea imagination Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018 Peace Within For Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018, Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to create a haiku or tanka inspired on the theme of ‘Peace Within’ every day during a period of 30 […]
Trading on the Silk Road
caravanserai vibrant cornucopia river of riches Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1368 Trading Along The Silk Road Chèvrefeuille asks a pertinent question about the Silk Road in today’s episode: What was traded along this ancient trade route?
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