on the horizon a midwinter storm glowers bruised clouds weep snowflakes Kim M. Russell, 2016 ‘Winter Landscape’ by Caspar David Friedrich – image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1102 Symphony No. 4 Op. 50 by Johanna Senfter Today the music for our inspiration is by Johanna Senfter, a female composer from Germany […]
Category: Haiku
Sanctuary
in turbulent times images, words and music shelter for the soul Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1101 Emilie Mayer’s Symphony No. 4 in B minor Chèvrefeuille has introduced us to Emilie Mayer, another female composer I have never heard of, and hopes to inspire us with her symphony.
Flooded by the Moon
flooded by the moon the village is suspended in a misty globe Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Shutterstock My response to Carpe Diem Special #223 Candy’s 3rd “silvery moonbeams” In the third CD-Special for this month, Chèvrefeuille shares haiku by the winner of the ‘tribute to Jane’ kukai, Candy of Rhymes With Bug, and […]
Rock Giants
sluiced by cataracts shoulders of mountains ripple a skyline sculpture Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1098 Symphony No. 1 by Georges Onslow Today we have music by Georges Onslow, a composer I had heard of but I have never heard this piece. Chèvrefeuille has shared biographical background as well as his […]
Evening Walk in Hyde Park
evening promenade by the lazy Serpentine bandstand serenade Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest: Edward Le Bas – The Bandstand at Hyde Park, London My response to Carpe Diem #1097 Serenade in D major by Ethel Smyth Chèvrefeuille has really been doing his homework and brought us a composition by another female composer […]
Great Wall of China
twisting and turning over mountainous terrain ancient dragon guards Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1096 The Great Wall of China by Einar Englund, Today’s music is by Einar Englund, a Finnish composer, and is called ‘The Great Wall of China’.
Frost Art
early morning frost sketching cobwebs and snail trails with a silver touch Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille, December 14th 2016, Mixing It Up, a Haiku Writing Techniques In this new episode, Chèvrefeuille has introduced a haiku writing technique and challenged us to use it. […]
Rock Sculpture
unblinking eye in a grey socket of rock sculpted by water Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu My response to Carpe Diem Universal Jane #9 Naked Rock (AHA-poetry 2013) For this Universal Jane episode Chèvrefeuille has shared a few haiku from Jane’s book Naked Rock (2013) to inspire us, as well as two […]
Mantra
percussion the kiss of wood and metal musical mantra Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1095 Six Japanese Gardens by Kaija Saariaho Today Chèvrefeuille has introduced us to Kaija Saariaho, a Finnish composer I have never heard of, and her ‘Six Japanese Gardens’. He has also shared one of his own haiku […]
Death of a Star
brightest cosmic flash soundless explosion in space death throes of a star Kim M. Russell, 2016 My thirtieth and final haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence