mislaid memories pierce fog of forgetfulness small cracks of blue sky Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1291 Remembering to Forget (by Karunesh) Today, CDHK’s last musical weekend starts with another composition by Karunesh, a track called ‘Remembering to Forget’.
Category: Haiku
Hiding from the Cold
hail rattles windows under the door a draught blows cats share body heat Kim M. Russell, 2017 My thirteenth response to Carpe Diem Winter Retreat 2017: Life is Beautiful I was tidying up the images on my laptop this week when I found this photograph of Luna and her mother, Tosca, who was killed in […]
Faith
Buddha’s empty hands closed in prayer at the temple open at the gate Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1290 spiritual way – Haiku’s state of mind – zen Today, our trip along memory lane has brought us into 2017 and ‘Carpe Diem’s Namasté, the Spiritual Way’. Our prompt is one of […]
First Hint of Snow
flurry of feathers stitches from a skein of geese white as the first snow Kim M. Russell, 2017 My twelfth response to Carpe Diem Winter Retreat 2017: Life is Beautiful
In the Alps
majestic mountains shrouded in a cloak of snow frozen gasp of awe Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1289 Symphony no 11 (The Winter) Today we are being inspired by Joachim Raff’s 7th symphony ‘in the alps.
Last Birds of Autumn
birds disturbed by gales twitters in the woody copse flash of leaves and wings Kim M. Russell, 2017 My eleventh response to Carpe Diem Winter Retreat 2017: Life is Beautiful
Pebbles
pebbles in the sand glistening with salty foam touched by hands and waves Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1288 abalone shells Today’s prompt from the past is in memory of Jane Reichhold, who passed away last July. Around that time Chèvrefeuille created a special feature, ‘Universal Jane’ and, in one of […]
Painting the Autumn Landscape
seasonal colours paint the everyday landscape clouds, raindrops and leaves Kim M. Russell, 2017 My tenth response to Carpe Diem Winter Retreat 2017: Life is Beautiful
Love
more than a feeling small seed growing in the soul a flowering heart Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1286 Love In a new episode of CDHK, today we have an ‘old’ prompt from February 2016, the month in which all prompts were set by our pirate Hamish Managua Gunn and had […]
Beauty on a Rainy day
metallic grey day rain spits against the window an orchid blushes Kim M. Russell, 2017 My eighth response to Carpe Diem Winter Retreat 2017: Life is Beautiful
writing in north norfolk 