end of day meets night in a romance of colour sunset artistry Kim M. Russell, 2017 My second response to Carpe Diem Winter Retreat 2017: Life is Beautiful
Category: Haiku
Yekaterinburg
life in parallel universal railway tracks meet at love’s junction Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1279 Yekaterinburg Today we are going back to Yekaterinburg, one of the stops on Paulo Coelho’s journey with the Trans-Siberian Railroad (TSR) and the birthplace of one of the lead characters of his novel Aleph.
Mistletoe in November
evergreen orbs sway wind-plucked pearls of waxy white waiting for kisses Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Winter Retreat 2017: Life is Beautiful Chèvrefeuille says it’s time for the Carpe Diem Winter Retreat 2017, thirty days of writing a haiku or tanka a day on the theme ‘Life is Beautiful’.
Enigma
nature’s a puzzle constantly changing landscapes some missing pieces Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1278 Enigma (by Karunesh) Carpe Diem is celebrating its fifth anniversary with wonderful inspirational music every weekend. Today we have music composed by Karunesh.
Sacred Sanctuary
wind in cedars cadres of spirits play chimes do not be scared Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1277 Sacred Sanctuary (by Peter Crowley) In a new episode of this month’s celebration, today we have a musical composition by Peter Crowley. He calls his music ‘epic Asian adventure music’; Chèvrefeuille says it […]
Tranquil
rising in autumn the universe is tranquil lonely morning star Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1276 Tranquil Today, our trip down memory lane takes us back to a special feature in which Chèvrefeuille introduced haiku by renowned and unknown haiku poets, entitled ‘Sparkling Stars’. The title of this episode has been […]
Nakedness
naked skin tingles rays of sunshine or shadows nature’s caresses Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1275 nakedness In a new celebration episode, we are going back to the summer of 2014 and the modern kigo from Jane Reichhold’s Dictionary of Haiku, one of which was ‘nakedness’ – our prompt for today.
Buddha of Compassion
benevolence offering a clenched fist an open hand Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Wikimedia My response to Carpe Diem #1274 Ryuko-ji (compassion) Today Chèvrefeuille has chosen one of the temples on Shikoku Island to inspire us. It is named Ryuko-ji and is devoted to the Buddha of Compassion. Compassion is one of the […]
Slow as an Autumn Morning
October ripens falling leaves and calling crows counted one by one Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1272 October (Robert Frost) Today’s retro-feature is ‘CD-distillation’, in which we create haiku or tanka that captures the essence of a longer poem, the same poem Chèvrefeuille chose for CDHK’s first anniversary month in October […]
Music of Autumn
tiny yellow flame of a goldcrest catches fire golden autumn light Kim M. Russell, 2017 Images found on rspb.org,uk My response to Carpe Diem #1271 The Last of His Name (BrunuhVille) In a new episode of the CDHK luster-month, Chèvrefeuille has brought us not only a new lay-out with a parchment background, but also […]
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