captured by a fan a cooling breeze on her face flirtatious geisha Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1225 cool, cool evening, cool wind (Suzushi,Ryofu) Today we have a classical kigo for summer: cool, cool evening, cool wind (Suzushi,Ryofu).
Category: Haiku
Departure #11
a rustle of wings silver terns sweep autumn skies ripples on water Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on rspb.org.uk My response to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai Autumn Retreat 2017 “departure”
Departure #10
shriek of a whistle summer train’s about to leave tears at the window Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai Autumn Retreat 2017 “departure”
Summer Love
two white butterflies spiralling among flowers star-crossed summer love Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on telegraph.co.uk My response to Carpe Diem Writing and Enjoying Haiku #3 classical haiku In this week’s ‘weekend meditation’, Chèvrefeuille has brought us an episode ‘Writing and Enjoying Haiku’, inspired by Jane Reichhold’s book. In the last episode, we had […]
Departure #9
hot bright July days pungent with summer scents already fading Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai Autumn Retreat 2017 “departure”
Departure #8
a golden landscape bearing fruit and shedding leaves farewell to summer Kim M. Russell, 2017 Kawase Hasui’s Woodblock Print Monkey Rock in Autumn 1947 – image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai Autumn Retreat 2017 “departure”
Departure #7
end of summer term children hurry out of school six weeks of freedom Kim M. Russell, 2017 Elizabeth Adela Forbes School Is Out 1889 – image found on wikipedia.org My response to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai Autumn Retreat 2017 “departure”
Departure #6
acorns are showing blackberries begin to swell traces of summer Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai Autumn Retreat 2017 “departure”
Raspberry
raspberry kisses taste of juicy earthiness patience rewarded Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1223 Raspberry Today we have another classical kigo from the Shiki Saijiki, a classical anthology of kigo (seasonwords): ‘raspberry’ (Kiichigo), with an example by Jane Reichhold: low winter sun raspberry leaves glow red and […]
Deserted Beach
abandoned by waves sunlight traces sparkling salt driftwood comes alive Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1222 Beach In a new episode of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, in a month in which we are exploring classical and non-classical kigo (seasonwords) for summer, today’s prompt is a modern kigo […]
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