a battered sandal left by the side of the road a child’s salvation Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1333 José’s Sandals In another Paulo Coelho episode, we have a Christmas tale, ‘Jose’s Sandals’ based on a story written in 1903 by François Coppée and translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull […]
Category: Haiku
Christmas Troiku
winter solitude – in a world of one color the sound of wind © Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) winter solitude – single skater on the lake inscribing circles in a world of one color inky crows compose haiku in the sky the sound of wind resonates in icicles nature’s Christmas bells Kim M. Russell, 2017 […]
Christmas Stress
stress melting away with family and carols anticipation Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Seven Days Before Christmas 2017 #7 Christmas stress (meditation) Today we have the last episode of Seven Days Before Christmas and the theme is ‘Christmas stress’!
Christmas Present
brown bulbs become green last year’s Christmas gift unfolds scent of hyacinth Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Seven Days Before Christmas 2017 #6 Christmas presents
No Time to Waste
top up your bucket at the boundless well of time spilling not a drop Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1332 No Time To Waste Today’s quote is from Manuscript Found in Accra and it’s about time: “Someone asked him that why are some luckier than the others. One of the extraordinary […]
Midwinter Dawn
midwinter silence empty of birds – no chorus where are the angels? Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Seven Days Before Christmas 2017 #5 a choir of angels
Broken
winter mirror bleeds jagged rusty reflections asymmetric lies Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1331 mirror In a new episode of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, we are being inspired by another quote from a novel by Paulo Coelho, The Winner Stands Alone: “The mirror reflects perfectly; it makes no mistakes because it […]
Christmas Story
following the star every year the story’s told a celebration Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Seven Days Before Christmas 2017 #4 The Christmas Story
Sweet Fruit
old plum’s roots are firm even in the late spring snow loyal fruit is sweet Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1330 loyalty Today our prompt is a quote from Manuscript Found in Accra, which Chèvrefeuille describes as a novel full of wisdom and spirituality, very similar to Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet: […]
Phoenix
the fire of passion rising from earthly ashes phoenix flower flames Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1329 rebirth Today’s quote is: “The ashes of the dead … will become the plants that are reborn in the spring.” (Source: The Fifth Mountain by Paulo Coelho)
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