a wandering star completes a constellation bright spark of friendship Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on space.com My response to Carpe Diem #1129 friendship In The Pilgrimage, Paulo develops a friendship with his guide Petrus. They are on the Road to Santiago together and will help each other to conquer the ‘devils’ on the […]
Category: Haiku
Frosty Garden
late winter garden glittering and frost dusted delicate beauty Kim M. Russell, 2017 Day six of Carpe Diem’s Spring Retreat 2017 fragile beauty Chèvrefeuille has welcomed us to the Spring Retreat 2017. Last year we had two retreats: one in summer and one in winter. This year he has planned four retreats following the seasons […]
Rare Flower
such a rare flower plucked and blown by summer wind floating on haiku Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem honours Jane Reichhold (1937-2016) A.) already red As promised, Chèvrefeuille is honouring Jane Reichhold with a special theme week for her 80th birthday. He has shared some of her winter haiku: swollen the amaryllis […]
Fragile Sunrise
traces of pink cloud in metallic morning sky sunrise dissolving Kim M. Russell, 2017 Photograph by David Russell Fifth day of Carpe Diem’s Spring Retreat 2017 fragile beauty Chèvrefeuille has welcomed us to the Spring Retreat 2017. Last year we had two retreats: one in summer and one in winter. This year he has planned four […]
Penitence
sorrow and regret pebbles under weary feet road of penitence Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1127 penitence Chèvrefeuille tells us that the Road to Santiago has secrets but along the way we can find wonderful villages, cities and beautiful places like churches and cloisters. Somewhere along the Road to Santiago we […]
Emerging
sweetest of spring songs lilts from the depth of winter fragile early thrush Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on www.rspb.org.uk Fourth day of Carpe Diem’s Spring Retreat 2017 fragile beauty Chèvrefeuille has welcomed us to the Spring Retreat 2017. Last year we had two retreats: one in summer and one in winter. This year he […]
Spring is on its Way
gardens are studded with the buds of next summer and snowdrops flower Kim M. Russell, 2017 Third day of Carpe Diem’s Spring Retreat 2017 fragile beauty Chèvrefeuille has welcomed us to the Spring Retreat 2017. Last year we had two retreats: one in summer and one in winter. This year he has planned four retreats following […]
Mortality
again and again grief taps me on the shoulder gentle reminder Kim M. Russell, 2017
New Life
a speckled blue egg within the fragile membrane song of a new thrush Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on bbc.co.uk Second day of Carpe Diem’s Spring Retreat 2017 fragile beauty Chèvrefeuille has welcomed us to the Spring Retreat 2017. Last year we had two retreats: one in summer and one in winter. This year […]
A Breath of Spring
delicate beauty embellishing tree and verge fragrant breath of spring Kim M. Russell, 2017 My first response to Carpe Diem’s Spring Retreat 2017 fragile beauty Chèvrefeuille has welcomed us to the Spring Retreat 2017. Last year we had two retreats: one in summer and one in winter. This year he has planned four retreats following […]
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