ice glitters lichen silvering denuded trees suspended on breath 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 […]
Category: Haiku
Peace Within Day 22
golden-beaked blackbird hidden in the hawthorn hedge a new song blossoms 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 […]
Empty of Thirst
clouds bypass deserts mountains suck up all the rain only waves of heat Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1363 Taklamakan Desert (the “Sea of Death”)(Northern route) Today, on our journey along the ancient Silk Road, we are following the Northern Route that brings us along the Taklamakan Desert, one of largest […]
Peace Within Day 21
echoes fade in the canals and alleys muted by mist 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, […]
Gansu
scorching desert heat no blissful leafy forest only dusty roads Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1362 Gansu (Northern route) This month we are on a journey ‘Along The Silk Road’ through China and around the Taklamakan Desert while reading Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse. In today’s episode, we have reached Gansu, an […]
Yūgen
an unblemished sky winter is a silent flood where are the clouds? Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend-Meditation #18 Yugen, a new feature For this weekend meditation, Chèvrefeuille has created a new feature: Yūgen, which he says is usually defined as ‘mystery’ and ‘unknowable depth’. He explains that haiku poets use […]
Peace Within Day 20
no noise of traffic Sunday morning birds are mute haiku on the breeze 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 […]
Peace Within Day 19
enveloped in mist the bell tower is silent a Venetian sigh 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 […]
Chang’an
desert reflections a distant city’s mantra perpetual peace Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1361 Chang’an (Northern Route) Today we are following the Chinese Silk Road around the Taklamakan Desert, visiting places along the way, starting at Chang’an (nowadays Xi’an).
Along the Silk Road
the silk road winds threads of colour and fragrance the bazaar of life Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1360 Along The Silk Road – Introduction In the first episode of February 2018 we are setting off on a journey along the ancient Silk Road while reading Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse.
writing in north norfolk 