surreptitious joy shadows in the night garden wildlife is at play Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2017 (unconditional) love
Category: Haiku
Butterbur
purple-tinged flowers offering from heart-shaped leaves nature’s remedy Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1197 (theme week 3) Butterbur (Fuki no Tou)
Unconditional Love Day 11
fragile dreams fading ephemeral spring blossoms autumn bears new fruit Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2017 (unconditional) love For this year’s Summer Retreat, Chèvrefeuille has chosen the theme ‘(unconditonal) love’. The retreat will last for a period of 30 days and the goal is to create haiku or tanka […]
Akebia
oriental vine scent of melted chocolate served in maroon cups Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on crocus.co.uk My response to Carpe Diem #1196 (theme week 2) Akebia Blossom (Akebi no hana) I have to admit that I have never heard of today’s classical kigo, ‘Akebia blossom’, so I was glad to have a little […]
Unconditional Love Day 10
cherry blooms and tears intermingling in the rain springtime au revoir Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2017 (unconditional) love For this year’s Summer Retreat, Chèvrefeuille has chosen the theme ‘(unconditonal) love’. The retreat will last for a period of 30 days and the goal is to create haiku or […]
Unconditional Love Day 9
by a mossy grave spattered with rain and snowdrops pulling winter weeds Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2017 (unconditional) love For this year’s Summer Retreat, Chèvrefeuille has chosen the theme ‘(unconditonal) love’. The retreat will last for a period of 30 days and the goal […]
Andromeda Flowers
intoxicating among cascades of petals a blushing spring bride Kim M. Russell, April 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1195 (Theme Week 1) Andromeda flowers (or Ashibi/Asebi no hana) In the first episode of our April Theme Week, Chèvrefeuille has reminded us that this month is all about classical kigo (season […]
Caging Haiku
haiku to the moon captured in the tallest tree heavenly streetlamp Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Universal Jane #15 birdcage Chèvrefeuille has welcomed us to a new ‘weekend-meditation’, a new episode of Universal Jane, in which he has shared an article written by Jane, entitled ‘Building an Excellent Birdcage’. In her […]
Unconditional Love Day 8
young hands grip a kite on a windy autumn day pulling on heartstrings Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Wikipedia My response to Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2017 (unconditional) love For this year’s Summer Retreat, Chèvrefeuille has chosen the theme ‘(unconditonal) love’. The retreat will last for a period of 30 days and the […]
Unconditional Love Day 7
child’s favourite breakfast honey spread on house-shaped toast sticky kiss and hands Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Flickr My response to Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2017 (unconditional) love For this year’s Summer Retreat, Chèvrefeuille has chosen the theme ‘(unconditonal) love’. The retreat will last for a period of 30 days and the goal […]
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