tiniest of birds sun-bright gem and humming wings dotted with pollen Kim M. Russell, 6th October 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1758 Hummingbird This month Carpe Diem is celebrating its seventh anniversary with a tribute to the small creatures and creations of Mother Nature. Today we have the hummingbird.
Category: Haiku
Ancient Roads
beneath the tarmac ancient footprints left behind forever frozen Kim M. Russell, 6th October 2019 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #105 Turn Back Time For the first weekend meditation of October 2019, when we are celebrating Carpe Diem’s 7th anniversary, we have a new feature: ‘Turn Back Time’; we’re revisiting challenges we’ve had […]
Dragonflies
neon blue flashes shimmering dragonflies dance in sunlit garden Kim M. Russell, 4th October 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1757 Dragonfly In a new episode of Carpe Diem’s celebration month, we have another beautiful ‘small creature’, the dragonfly. I’ve ‘photo-shopped’ a haiku I posted back in 2016.
House Fly
broken windowpane house fly buzzes in the breeze caught in a web Kim M. Russell, 3rd September 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1756 Fly For Carpe Diem’s 7th anniversary month we are celebrating small things in nature, and today we are inspired by Issa to write haiku about flies: don’t be mean to that […]
October Poems
until their leaves fall trees smoulder with poetry ignited by words Kim M. Russell, 3rd October 2019 A micro poem for National Poetry Day in the UK, also linked to dVerse Poets Open Link Night I’m not sure if this is a haiku or a senryu.
Shepherd’s Purse
hiding in hedgerows generous heart-shaped seed pods pretty little weed Kim M. Russell, 1st October 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1755 Shepherd’s Purse (1st anniversary prompt) Happy seventh anniversary to Carpe Diem! In this first episode October, in which we are celebrating the small things of nature and the beauty of the smallest poetry […]
An Act of Devotion
removing our boots in evening’s glowing sunset the pilgrimage ends Kim M. Russell, 29th September 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1754 An Act Of Devotion: the pilgrimage ends We’ve reached the end of a wonderful September, having travelled around the world and walked several pilgrimages.
Photoshopping Buson’s Camellia
blushing bud unfurls in the glass polisher’s hand a camellia Kim M. Russell, 29th September 2019 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #104 Photo-shopping Haiku “Camellia” (Yosa Buson) In this new weekend meditation, we have an episode of ‘Photo-shopping Haiku’ and a haiku by Buson (1716-1784): tama-suri-no zayu ni hiraku tsubaki kana Unfolding at […]
Pilgrimage in Krakow
on the trail of saints among early hyacinths footprints in the snow Kim M. Russell, 27th September 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1753 Trail of Saints, Krakow, Poland Today we are on the ‘Trail of Saints’, a pilgrimage in the city of Krakow, where there are many Catholic churches, cathedrals and graves of people […]
Pilgrimage of the Relics
far from home amid the sparkle of gold crumbled ancient bones Kim M. Russell, 26th September 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1752 Pilgrimage of the Relics, Maastricht (The Netherlands) In today’s new episode of the ‘act of devotion’ month we have arrived in the Netherlands, home of Chèvrefeuille, our host. He has chosen a […]
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