under moonless sky arranging the plum flowers by waning lamplight Kim M. Russell, 7th November 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1776 arranging the plum-flowers (Taigi) Today we have ‘reprise’ of an episode of ‘Revise That Haiku’, a special feature which challenges us to revise a given haiku by one of the classical haiku […]
Category: Haiku
A Field of Dried Grass
a field of dried grass orchestra of grasshoppers sending me to sleep Kim M. Russell, 1st November 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1773 Kick Off: A Field of Dried Grass (Basho) White rabbits! Pinch, punch, first day of the month! In the first episode of November, Carpe Diem’s new theme is ‘Never Change A […]
April in the Woods
between budding trees awash with lukewarm sunshine a wave of bluebells Kim M. Russell, 31st October 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1772 Virginia Blue Bell In the last episode of Carpe Diem’s festive 7th birthday month, we have a beautiful small flower: the bluebell. I’m not sure whether mine is a haiku or a […]
Blue Tit on a Thistle
thistle barely bends buoyant with the blue tit’s song in every season Kim M. Russell, 28th October 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1770 Tomtit In the last week of our festive 7th anniversary month, today we have another small creature, the blue tit. While the English word ‘tomtit’ can refer to pretty much any of […]
Autumn Sweetness
rain-soaked pilgrim’s quest sweetness of leaves and apples before grey sets in Kim M. Russell, 27th November 2019 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #108 Turn Back Time (4) CD Imagination: Still Life Today we have a new weekend meditation episode, in which we turn back time to a special CD Imagination feature, a […]
Crow in the Mist
in a mist-cloaked tree only the caw of a crow a shrunken shadow Kim M. Russell, 24th October 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1768 Crows In today’s episode of Carpe Diem’s month of birthday celebration, our theme is crows, taking inspiration from Basho’s crow haiku.
Daisy Chain
fragile daisy chain woven by little fingers priceless memories Kim M. Russell, 22nd October 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1767 Daisies With only ten days remaining in Carpe Diem’s birthday month, today the theme is daisies.
Poetry Pea Podcast: Spirits
Two of my haiku have been included in the latest Poetry Pea Podcast Series 2 Episode 20: Spirits, in which I’m in the company of excellent haiku poets, including the wonderful Isabel Caves. They are read by Patricia and you can read along with the notes that accompany it on the Poetry Pea website. You can also listen […]
Mouse
companionable scratching behind the wainscot little harvest mouse Kim M. Russell, 21st October 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1766 mouse This month we are celebrating Carpe Diem’s 7th birthday and the smaller creatures of nature. Today we are creating haiku, tanka or other Japanese poetry forms on the theme of the ‘mouse’.
Grasshopper
a grasshopper sings camouflaged in sun-dried grass sudden leap of faith Kim M. Russell, 7th October 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1759 Grasshopper Today’s small creature in the celebratory prompt is the grasshopper. An example haiku inspired by the grasshopper is by Issa: giddy grasshopper take care…do not leap and crush these pearls of […]
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