on days white with snow we become children again catching flakes on tongues Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1321 miracles In a new episode the quote to inspire us has been taken from Paulo Coelho’s novel The Zahir: “The great advantage of writing about spirituality is that I know I’m bound […]
Category: Haiku
Falling
everything sparkles drinking the fresh taste of love the world slips away Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1320 Falling in Love Today’s quote is taken from Paulo Coelho’s novel Eleven Minutes: “When we meet someone and fall in love, we have a sense that the whole universe is on our side. […]
Inside the Words
haiku syllables eyes and mind delve deep inside internal beauty Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1319 Inner Beauty Today’s Paulo Coelho quote is taken from his novel Manuscript Found In Accra: “Outer beauty is inner beauty made visible, and it manifests itself in the light that flows from our eyes”. (Source: […]
Scent
loved one’s body scent constant through changing seasons still a mystery Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1318 Love Is A Mystery For today’s episode, Chèvrefeuille has a quote from a Paulo Coelho novel he hasn’t read yet, one of his most recently published novels, The Spy, in which the main character […]
Glass Art
cubes of glassy ice shatter the water’s surface a winter rainbow Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend-Meditation #9 Imagination without boundaries This weekend meditation is a challenge inspired by images.
Heart Dreaming
heart beats steadily footsteps in one direction contented New Year Kim M. Russell 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1317 wherever your heart is Today is the first December episode, in which Chèvrefeuille will inspire us through the writing of Paulo Coelho. He says this month may be a little bit different, so I’m curious […]
Winter Moon
the moon’s a balloon it fills a clear icy sky bursting stars and snow Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1316 Moon of My Delight For the last episode about The Rubaiyat by Omar Khayyam, Chèvrefeuille has chosen a quatrain which he calls ‘Moon of My Delight’: Ah, Moon of my Delight […]
Contentment
warm inside our hearts contentment can’t be frozen spring soon comes around Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1315 Scheme of Things Today’s prompt is Quatrain 88 from The Rubaiyat by Omar Khayyam: Ah Love ! could thou and I with Fate conspire To grasp this sorry Scheme of Things entire, Would […]
Night Music
bubbling memory breaks night’s deafening silence a nightingale’s song Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1314 The Nightingale After being away due to illness, I’ve come back to the particularly lovely quatrain 72 from The Rubaiyat by Omar Khayyam: Alas, that Spring should vanish with the Rose! That Youth’s sweet-scented Manuscript should […]
The Vessel
it is not empty clay, chips and cracks together traces of river Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Wikipedia My response to Carpe Diem #1307 The Vessel Today’s quatrain from the Rubaiyat is the sequel to the previous one: I think the Vessel, that with fugitive Articulation answered, once did live, And merry-make; and […]
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