imperial blooms and golden globes of autumn chrysanthemum sprays in churches and hospitals guilt at the petrol station © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.dailymail.co.uk My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #20 Chrysanthemums In this episode of Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor, following yesterday’s 7th Tanka Writing Technique by Teika, ‘clever treatment’, Chèvrefeuille’s prompt is […]
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Fragile Beauty
darkness is splintered by coloured light through stained glass echoes of rainbows will the homeless find solace in the warmth of the windows? © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #19 Teika’s 7th Tanka Writing Technique “clever treatment” (prompt: fragile beauty) In this new episode of our Tanka Splendor month Chèvrefeuille […]
Depression
concrete walls close in full of faded grey despair and daytime TV colour peels with the paintwork and withers with the flowers © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #18 depression Chèvrefeuille’s prompt for the day is depression, which he thinks can challenge us to think out of the box. In this […]
Lamplight
echo of footsteps in lamplight’s lonely shadows leads the foot-weary through cold, late-night city streets in the direction of home © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #17 loneliness In this Tanka Splendor episode, the prompt is loneliness and Chèvrefeuille has shared a tanka and a haiku on this topic. all […]
Open to Dawn
adorned with a star hanging on broken hinges paint flakes from the gate open to a muddy field and a sky full of dawn light © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image by David Russell My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #16 Teika’s Sixth Tanka Writing Technique “visual description” (prompt: waterfall) Today Chèvrefeuille has brought us […]
Bush Clover Surprise
against a backdrop of heavy weeping rainclouds sturdy bush clover bursts through earthy autumn hues early morning pink surprise © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #15 bush clover In this new episode of Tanka Splendor month, the prompt is bush clover, a plant name I did not recognise. I found […]
Snow on a Summer’s Day
furious kicking keeps her afloat in the wake of fast tourist boats white swan – snowflake on water a lost echo of winter © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Special Japanese Poetry In The Lowlands #3 Ria Giskes “six swans” (tanka) In this new episode of Chèvrefeuille’s CD Special about Japanese Poetry […]
Breath of a Storm
brooding clouds gather across the disc of the moon dimming its silver heated words in breath of storm exhale a mellower glow © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #14 storm We are almost halfway through this Tanka Splendor month and the Ten Tanka Writing Techniques by Teika; Chèvrefeuille would like […]
Dance of Earth and Moon
in their tantric dance the earth and moon trip the light of a galaxy cheek to cheek and face to face inhaling each other’s breath © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #13 Teika’s Fifth Tanka Writing Technique “Lofty Style” (full moon) In this new episode of […]
Petals Perfume and Poems
unwritten poems hide in delicate petals of an unfurled rose romance buds despite the thorns spilling words with its perfume © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #12 Romance The prompt for today is ‘romance’ and Chèvrefeuillehave given us an image as inspiration to create a tanka about romance together with an […]
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