silent steps – one more candle illuminates the old chapel © Ese dancing shadows disappear banished by the growing flames Kim M. Russell, 2017 lighting one candle with another candle an evening in spring […]
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May Tan Renga Weekend Meditation: Morning Breeze
morning breeze coming in the window surf sounds Jane Reichhold secrets of the ocean enfolded in a sea shell […]
Landscape
we’re floating adrift across a pallid landscape in a thawing rift after static winter months forge devastating new paths Kim M. Russell, 2017 Jane Friedlicher (1924-2014) Landscape, 1984, Lithograph on Paper My response to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Artistic Interpretations with Margaret – Small Town Inspiration Margaret says that she recently visited The Hickory Museum […]
May Tan Renga Day 3
from the paulownia without a breath of wind– falling leaves © Nozawa Boncho brittle broken hearts collect at the feet of princesses Kim M. Russell, 2017 Paulownia trees in autumn – image found on […]
May Tan Renga Day 2
the well digger comes out into the floating world— the heat! (c) Yokoi Yayū cool water evaporates […]
May Tan Renga Day 1
on a gust of wind the cherry blossoms dance through the streets in praise of the Creator © Chèvrefeuille spring flies ahead of itself towards the warmth of summer Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month (Second Edition), May 2017 #1 on a gust of wind Chèvrefeuille has welcomed […]
Heron Zen
high in the treetops on an empty nest of sticks she lifts crown feathers raises heavy heron wings stretches head and neck skywards Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Namasté, The Spiritual Way #6 Haiku’s State of Mind – Zen This week Chèvrefeuille has decided to inspire us with Zen Buddhism, because it’s […]
Morning Breeze
willow branches bounce in a flurry of spring air and morning gladness whispering to daffodils ‘Raise your faces to the sun!’ Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1177 Theme Week Hafiz (3) morning breeze Today Chèvrefeuille has shared another poem by Hafiz, taken from Drunk on the Wind of the Beloved and […]
Awakening
on the window sill there are buds on the orchid the herbs look greener each watering reminds them the spring garden is awake Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1175 Theme Week Hafiz (1) potted plant This is the first episode of the Theme Week (new style), in which Chèvrefeuille will bring […]
Silence is Golden
modest daffodils nod in secluded gardens radiating sun they raise their yellow trumpets resonate golden silence Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Namasté The Spiritual Way #5 self consciousness In a new episode of ‘weekend-meditation’, Chèvrefeuille has shared a poem by the poet Thomas Hood (1799-1845), which he says can be read […]
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