pillowed in grey cloud morning waits for its tonic small ray of sunshine Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1343 The Story of the Greek King and the physician Douban Today our story from the Arabian Nights is about healing.
Category: Haiku
Fishing for Wishes
in patched-up sampans fishermen reel in wishes warm sun on their backs Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1342 The Story of the Fisherman In a new episode of CDHK, Scheherazade tells the story of the fisherman and saves her life for another day.
Mourning
January frost petals freezing one by one brittle tears of ice Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend-meditation #14 Revise That Haiku This weekend our challenge is to ‘revise that haiku’: re-create or revise a given haiku by a classical haiku poet, to which Chèvrefeuille has given us the background story. This […]
Black Dog
fairy tale ending a black dog’s envious eyes shining gratitude Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1341 The Story of the second Old Man and of the Two Black Dogs
The Old Man and the Hind
envious magic diluted in nature’s tears conquered by kindness Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1340 The Story of the first Old Man and of the Hind Scheherazade continues to save her life with ‘The Story of the First Old Man and of the Hind’, a story I have heard of but […]
Storytelling
we are all dreamers in long nights full of shadows new stories take shape Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1339 The Merchant and the Genie One of the things I love about Carpe Diem is being introduced to new ideas, stories and writers. ‘The Merchant and the Genie’ is new to […]
Scheherazade
night scents on a breeze breathing courage and magic fairy tale unfolds Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1338 The Arabian Nights In the first month of 2018, we are diving into the world of 1001 Nights and Japanese fairy-tales. We have started with Chèvrefeuille giving us the background to Scheherazade’s story. […]
Elegance
elegant heron balancing on slender legs brushstrokes in the sky Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1336 Elegance Today is the last of December 2017’s regular episodes, in which we have explored the beauty of Paulo Coelho’s novels. Our inspirational quote is from The Witch of Portobello: “Elegance is the correct posture […]
In Pursuit of Dreams
a flurry of dreams approach with an open hand nets are for nightmares Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1335 pursue your dreams Today we have another quote from The Alchemist: “People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams because they feel that they don’t deserve them, or that they’ll be […]
Empty Mind
a quiet moment dripping in an empty mind raining memories Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1334 An Empty Mind Our quote for today has been taken from Paulo Coelho’s Aleph: “Now each morning, when your mind is still empty, devote a little time to the Divine … Inhale deeply and ask […]
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