Orion’s belt buffed and glistening with stars a string of diamonds measuring the giant’s waist across the expanse of space © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.constellation-guide.com My response to Carpe Diem Special #220 Orion, a haibun by Dolores Fegan our featured haiku poetess In the last CD-Special for this month, Chèvrefeuille has shared […]
Category: Tanka
Autumn Butterfly
in September sun a brown and gold butterfly hanging from a stem is caught in a swirl of leaves confetti for autumn brides © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.rgbstock.com My response to Carpe Diem #1063 butterfly Today our prompt is butterfly. Butterflies are synonymous with change, metamorphosis, lightness, growth, messengers of the gods and ‘butterfly’ […]
Changing Shifts at Twilight
diffusion of light fleeting in-between moment ambiguous time when daytime birds stop singing owls and nightingales begin I’ve also taken a poem I posted last December and reworked it into a new tanka: the moon is opaque a soft veil – a thin thumbnail a comma in a long day a no time between sunset […]
Rare and Unexpected
unexpected a rare marsh fritillary colours of autumn flash in a butterfly’s wings dancing in September sun © Kim M. Russell, 2016 It’s not easy chasing butterflies with a camera, so I have used this image found on www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk My response to Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #91 Ese’s Voice, our “runner-up” of the “prayers” kukai. Chèvrefeuille has […]
Hopeful Snowdrops
bare trees and grey sky long winter nights stretch ahead stars and icicles hopeful snowdrops awaken early tender shoots of spring © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Special #218 Dolores’ 2nd “dreaming of spring” For this second CD-Special of September, Chèvrefeuille has chosen another tanka by Dolores, “dreaming of spring” that […]
Dance of Seasons
autumn’s earthy breath holds promises of winter and spring memories spiralling leaves and petals dance to a similar tune © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1050 blossoms Today our prompt is blossoms and Jane Reichold wrote wonderful haiku with this modern kigo for spring, of which Chèvrefeuille gave us a few examples as […]
Autumn’s Artistry
late afternoon sun tinges the sky apricot gilding the garden autumn flicks its loaded brush in a flaming colourwash © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Special #217 Dolores’ 1st paintbrush flowers (tanka) This month our featured haiku poetess is Dolores from Ada’s Poetry Alcove. Dolores was the winner of the […]
Empty Echoes
in an empty house the tock of a ticking clock reverberating reminder of remaining seconds, minutes, days and years © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.dailymail.co.uk My response to Carpe Diem #1043 emptiness Today we are starting with the spring section of “A Dictionary of Haiku” by Jane Reichhold and the prompt is emptiness, a very […]
Angel Wings
in the dead of night when everything is quiet single feather falls air is stirred by angel wings soothing a soul back to sleep © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on signsofangels.net My response to Carpe Diem #1040 Angels This month all the prompts are from Jane’s Saijiki “A Dictionary of Haiku”. In every episode Chèvrefeuille […]
Solitary Joy
in wide open fields susurration of summer clouds and wild flowers are my only company secret solitary joy © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1037 pleasure, with another beautiful quote from Lord Byron (1788-1824): “There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society […]
writing in north norfolk 