Ehime spring blooms cascading from the mountains pink waves on the sea shore Kim M. Russell Image found on japanbullet.com My response to Carpe Diem #1161 Matsuyama City birth-place of Shiki Chèvrefeuille has given us some background to the Japanese poet Shiki, who was born in Matsuyama City in Iyo province (present day Ehime prefecture) […]
Category: Haiku
Water Meadow
in grassy dampness cuckoo flowers welcome spring with lilac flourish Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on crocus.co.uk My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille, February 22nd 2017, meadow This week Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to create a haiku with the following theme: MEADOW.
Waterfalls of Osaka
crystal droplets bounce orchestra of waterfalls releases rainbows Kim M. Russell, 2017 Kema-cho, Osaka Prefecture in autumn and a waterfall somewhere around Kema-cho My response to Carpe Diem #1160 Kema, birth-place of Yosa Buson Today on our journey through Japan we have reached the region in which Yosa Buson (1716-1784) was born, Kema Settsu Province, nowadays known as […]
Chiyo-Ni
on the morning path across Hakusan Mountain flowering haiku Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1159 Matto, birthplace of Chiyo-Ni In this episode of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, we are visiting Matto, a village in Kaga Province, now Hakusan Ishikawa Prefecture, the birthplace of the female haiku poet, Chiyo-Ni (1703-1775), who is […]
Mountains of Shinano
smudge of monochrome merges with autumn colours cloud dips into lake Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1158 Kashiwabara, birth-place of Kobayashi Issa In this episode, Chèvrefeuille has told us about the Japanese poet and lay Buddhist priest Kobayashi Issa (1763 – 1828), known as Issa, a pen name meaning Cup-of-tea, who […]
Zen
from a tiny seed roots and branches sprout and grow sharing sap of love Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Dreamstime.com My response to Carpe Diem Namasté, The Spiritual Way #3 spiritual love based on Zen Buddhism We have a new episode of Carpe Diem Namasté, a special feature in which we are exploring […]
Transience
Okinawa spring pink blooms of sakura snow melt in the warm breeze Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on www.telegraph.co.uk My response to Carpe Diem #1157 Sakura, the national pride of Japan In this episode, Chèvrefeuille reminds us of Japan’s love of cherry blossom – sakura – a favourite topic of haiku and tanka. He tells […]
A Flash of Red
among misty peaks sudden flash of vermillion last winter berries Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1155 Sumi-e, the Japanese Way of Painting (2) Today Chèvrefeuille has told us a little bit more about Sumi-e, the Japanese Way of Painting. He says that ink wash painting, also known […]
Landscape in Ink
mountainous landscape hints of pine and water scents in monochrome ink Kim M. Russell, 2017 Sumi-e Landscape My response to Carpe Diem #1154 Sumi-e, the Japanese way of painting, Imagination introduction We are discovering the beauty of Japan with Chèvrefeuille. Today he has inspired us with a piece of Sumi-e.
Rain Memories
the sound of rain memories splashing against a steamy window Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Only the First Line #25 the sound of rain Chèvrefeuille has re-introduced the special feature, ‘Only the First Line’, in which he gives us ‘only the first line’ of a haiku or […]
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