in the daytime heat pigeons cool feathers in shade weariness of wings © Kim M. Russell, 2016 “Rest” © Paul Militaru My response to Carpe Diem Imagination with Paul Militaru #1 rest Chèvrefeuille has welcomed us to October 2016 and presented an all new celebration logo. He has also introduced us to our first guest of the month, Paul […]
Category: Haiku
Leafless
bashful branches hide bare behind a shroud of mist cold comfort © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1069 leafless trees This is the last episode of our tribute to Jane month, which concludes with the last modern kigo of winter from Jane’s “A Dictionary of Haiku”. Today ‘leafless trees’ is the prompt, for […]
Lady of the Camellias
pink camellia among muted browns and greens a flounce of petals © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1068 camellia Today’s prompt is camellia and we have a series of haiku from “A Dictionary of Haiku” by Jane Reichhold for inspiration: a camellia floating in our conversation unspoken thoughts curved petals from the camellia-scented candle […]
Setting Poetry Free
page of poetry words are pinned like butterflies until they’re spoken © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1067 poetry reading Today the prompt is ‘reading poetry’. Chèvrefeuille has reminded us that reading haiku is different to the usual way we read poetry as haiku or tanka are […]
Winter Stars
winter sky pulsates silent dance of silver stars saturnalia © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.gettyimages.com My response to Carpe Diem #1065 stars Chèvrefeuille has reminded us that the tribute to Jane month is almost at an end and that In this last week of September we have only one season to go, winter. […]
Ocean Sculpture
salt-soaked and sun-bleached sculpted by the toss of waves abandoned driftwood © Kim M. Russell, 2016 d r i f t w o o d // @gracielynnfuller found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1064 driftwood In this episode of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, Chèvrefeuille has shared with us for inspiration the following haiku on […]
Candlelight
new candle flickers draughts entangle wisps of smoke capturing shadows old candle flares up in a pool of molten wax final performance © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.shutterstock.com My response to Carpe Diem #1062 Candles Today our prompt is candles and it’s taken from Jane’s “A Dictionary of Haiku” (the printed version). Chèvrefeuille has shared […]
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Cascading Waterfall
meltwater trickles patient droplets gathering pregnant waterfall thundering cascade carving out rocks and boulders waterfall sculpture flash of silver scales leaping up the waterfall frenzy of salmon eddies and whirlpools wild dance of fall and river passionate embrace © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Images found on www.yorkshiredales.co.uk and http://www.bbc.co.uk My response to Carpe Diem #1061 waterfall […]
Revising Basho’s Flute
clusters of flowers freed from the musician’s flute floating melodies © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille September 21st 2016 Revise that haiku This week Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to ‘revise’ a haiku written by one of the classical haiku poets. He has chosen a […]
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