paper-folding hands caress of nimble fingers butterfly romance © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1079 folding paper Chèvrefeuille started this episode with a haiku of his own to introduce another tool for art and creativity, folding paper or origami, and then gave us a beautiful example by Hitoshi: a paper boat on drift […]
Category: Haiku
Grandmother’s Sampler
richness of colours tracery of silken threads grandmother’s sampler © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1078 embroidery thread Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to create a haiku or tanka with another nice tool for art and creativity: embroidery thread.
Beating Metal
hammer and anvil music in the glowing forge metal comes to life © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on someinterestingfacts.net My response to Carpe Diem #1077 Hammer and Anvil
Circle of Seasons
in bursts of spring rain young leaves embrace liquid life awakening buds on a mountain peak a cloud of silence settles a monk deep in prayer river symphony rippling on the summer breeze she dances alone flakes of falling snow cover the tracks of sparrows whitewash a blue sky © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My […]
Turtle Dove Duet
heads together cooing a gentle duet love’s ancient symbol © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.dailymail.co.uk My response to Carpe Diem Special (3rd guest) Herman van Rompuy’s 3rd “birds in concert” In another CD Special by Herman van Rompuy (former President of Belgium and President of the EU), Chèvrefeuille has shared three haiku to inspire […]
Chrysanthemum Dreams
bright chrysanthemums exploding in weary eyes let dreams begin © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille, October 19th 2016 In this episode of Heeding Haiku With … it is haiku-time again and our challenge is to create a haiku in which we share our dreams or bring our dreams to […]
Evolving Shapes of Clay
inhaling the earth cool smoothness of clay shapes senses overload © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1076 clay In this regular prompt of tools for writing and creativity, Chèvrefeuille has inspired us with clay, which was always used for pottery, but also for ‘writing’. He describes how clay tablets were used […]
Dragonfly Lands on a Lotus Bud
kissed by dragonfly early morning lotus petals unfolding sunlight © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on http://www.theguardian.com My response to Carpe Diem Special (2nd guest) Kala Ramesh’s 3rd “lotus viewing” Today Chèvrefeuille has presented the third CD Special by Kala Ramesh and inspired us with some of her haiku. lotus viewing . . . the […]
Bible Stories
antiquated words gilded rites and rituals metaphor of life © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image by Paul Militaru https://photopaulm.com My response to Carpe Diem Imagination With Paul Militaru #3 the Holy Bible Today Chèvrefeuille has presented us with a photograph by Paul Militaru of a Holy Bible to inspire us to create haiku or tanka.
Beads and Wishes
drops from a rainbow strung into stars and fishes collage of wishes © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1075 beads (in honor of Jane) Today’s prompt is beads in honor of Jane, as one of her creative activities was creating pieces of art with beads. Chèvrefeuille has shared examples from a calendar for […]
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