Category: Haiku

Bees

bees dance weaving between buzz and hum drunk with pollen Kim M. Russell, 2017   My response to Carpe Diem Utabukuro #2 solar eclipse August 21st 2017 This weekend we have an Utabukuro episode, in which Chèvrefeuille asks us to share a favourite haiku or tanka and write an all new haiku or tanka inspired […]

Primary Spectrum

an oblong sunset blood red against navy blue until night seeps through Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1240 Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue (Barnett Newman) We are continuing to explore modern art and today Chèvrefeuille is challenging us with the abstract art of Barnett Newman. He tells us that ‘Who’s […]

Goldfish

by the waterfall swimming in shallows of grief a goldfish glimmers Kim M. Russell, 2017 Japanese painting found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Writing and Enjoying Haiku #5 creating beauty In this week’s ‘weekend-meditation’,  we have a new episode of ‘Writing and Enjoying Haiku’, inspired by Jane Reichhold’s book. The title is ‘creating beauty’ […]

Shifting

splashes of nature petals open, bloom and fall those shifting seasons Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1239 shifted flowers (unknown artist) In today’s episode, ‘shifted flowers’, we have a painting by an unknown artist, which Chèvrefeuille says he chose because the flowers fade into a formless scene of colours and remind […]

Migraine

lights start to crackle from a pinpointed dull ache fractal explosions Kim M. Russell, 2017 Fractal Art created by PSSolutions, found by Chèvrefeuille on Pixabay My response to Carpe Diem #1237 Fractal Art (by PSSolutions) Chèvrefeuille explains fractal art as a form of algorithmic art created by calculating fractal objects and representing the calculation results […]