unconditional no ring around a finger haiku of the heart Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2017 (unconditional) love Introduction For this year’s Summer Retreat, Chèvrefeuille has chosen the theme ‘(unconditional) love’. The retreat starts today and will last for a period of 30 days, in which the goal is […]
Category: Haiku
Full Circle
the last snow crystal sparkles on cherry blossom beauty of spring thaw shady sunflower a gaudy beach parasol in summer heat waves gathering storm clouds thunder in a horse’s hooves hot summer meadow a trembling poplar heart-shaped leaves exhale balsam in the autumn rain Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response […]
Cherry Breeze
blown on a spring breeze sweet ephemeral blossom Sakura Mochi Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1190 spring wind (supuringu waindo) The classical spring kigo for today is ‘spring wind’. Chèvrefeuille says that the Japanese become anxious when the spring breeze or wind scatters the fragile blossoms. On the other hand, the […]
Yukidoke
late icicles drip sun-spangled rivers gurgle winter’s departing Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1189 thaw (yukidoke) Today Chèvrefeuille has presented us with a less known kigo, ‘thaw’ (yukidoke)”. He reminds us that ‘thaw’ has two meanings: a period of warmer weather that thaws ice and snow; and […]
Flames
the hills glow orange kissed by flames of spring sunset dry grass is singing Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1188 Burning the hills (yama yuki) Today’s kigo is ‘burning the hills’ (yama yuki), which Chèvrefeuille says is a common activity in spring, when the dry grasses of […]
Last Traces
skeleton crystals melting into spring rivers last traces of snow Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1187 unmelted snow (yuki no hate / zansetsu) Chèvrefeuille has reminded us that this month it’s classical spring at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai and all our prompts are classical kigo (season words) […]
New Pond
old pond’s spring water clouding with fresh abundance ripple of tadpoles Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Universal Jane #14 Basho’s “Old Pond” Chèvrefeuille tells us that this weekend-meditation is a new episode of the special feature in honour of Jane Reichhold, ‘Universal Jane’, whose favourite haiku poets included […]
Hazy Moon
a geisha peeking behind a stardust curtain face of the spring moon Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1186 Hazy Moon (Oborozuki) Today we are working with another classical kigo. Chèvrefeuille tells us that when the light from the Sun or the Moon shines through the atmosphere, it illuminates […]
Mirage
mirror of nature shimmering through vernal haze hope for a lost soul Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1185 mirage (miraajuu) Today our classical kigo is mirage (miraajuu), a naturally occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays are bent to produce a displaced image of distant objects or […]
Spring Equinox
a vernal see-saw balancing darkness and light equilibrium Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on stonehengetours.com My response to Carpe Diem #1184 Spring Equinox (Haru Higan) Today Chèvrefeuille has repeated a previous episode which explains the Vernal Equinox or ‘Alban Eilir’ which, for druids and pagans, is one of the most important celebrations of the […]
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