ravens are courting in a bluster of feathers jet against the snow 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 […]
Category: Haiku
Alai Valley
peace in empty hands resounding in the valley russet mountains glow Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1367 Alai Valley (Northern Route) While metaphorically trekking the Northern Route of the Silk Road, we are reading Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha.
Peace Within Day 28
a haiku a day keeping writer’s block at bay clarity of mind 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 […]
Peace Within Day 27
scurrying clouds racing across windy skies elusive sunbeam 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 days, until February […]
Peace Within Day 26
soft ground underfoot following the winding path Sunday afternoon 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 days, until […]
Kashgar
history’s crossroads at the foot of the mountains battles and prayers Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1366 Kashgar (Northern route) Chèvrefeuille tells us that Kashgar has a history of over 2,000 years and served as a trading post and strategically important city on the Silk Road between China, the Middle East, […]
Peace Within Day 25
tuneful melody sunset in the cherry tree a small robin glows 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 […]
Silk
delicate ripples fluttering cherry blossom iromuji silk Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1365 Silk Chèvrefeuille says that, as we are on a journey along the Silk Road, an episode about silk cannot be missed.
Peace Within Day 24
litter of leaves ethereal skeletons feeding the soil 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 days, until February […]
Tian Shan
lord of the spirits shrugging snow off his shoulders a flurry of blooms Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1364 Tian Shan Mountains (Northern route) Today our challenge is to create haiku, tanka or another Japanese poetry form inspired by an image of the Tian Shan Mountains, also known as the Tengri […]
writing in north norfolk 