in scented needles tiny pine cone buds nestle natural baubles icicles hang from branches sparked by the light of a star Kim M. Russell, 22nd December 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Seven Days Before Christmas 2018 (5) Christmas Tree It’s day five of the countdown to Christmas and today’s episode is about the Christmas […]
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Alberta Badlands
flanked by flaming leaves following a grey highway stones and bones await in formations of strata where dinosaurs once foraged Kim M. Russell, 3rd December 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1558 Alberta (Canada) … imagination without limits In the second episode of our journey from the north of Northern America (Canada) to the south […]
No Vacancies
in vacant windows no chintzy drapes or roses just my reflection staring back from the darkness or a ghostly resident Kim M. Russell, 27th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1554 Haunted Houses (modern kigo) Today’s modern kigo, ‘haunted houses’, has been taken from Jane Reichhold’s Dictionary of Haiku, from the section autumn and […]
Together
courtesan and monk, sleeping under one roof together, moon in a field of clover © Basho (Tr. Chèvrefeuille) heart-warmed by the wantonness and intense scent of beauty Kim M. Russell, 25th October 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1529 Together … (Tan Renga Challenge) Together is the theme for today and the challenge is to […]
Releasing the Moon
bright fall day the brook wanders off its shimmer lingers in the rotting rags of leaves […]
Exile
a one-way ticket becoming free again broken sunflower heartsick for the scents of home ripened fruit and failing leaves Kim M. Russell, 4th October 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1514 Exile (Tan Renga Challenge) In today’s episode, we have E for Exile and the challenge is to create a tan renga from one of […]
In an Empty Shoe
rest on the field – a lonely cricket chirping in an empty shoe Virginia Popescu its sole is cracked and broken weeds and grass are growing through Kim M. Russell, 26/09/2018 My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Chained Together III: in an empty shoe Today is the penultimate regular episode of the […]
Broken Sunflower
broken sunflower torn apart by a rainstorm — puddles on the path Chèvrefeuille tattered yellow petals float as summer memories fade Kim M. Russell, 26th September 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Chained Together III: broken sunflower In this episode we have a lovely […]
Scattering Stars
grass on river bank bending over in warm breeze pale moon looking down Ken Gierke (RivrVlogr) an invisible corncrake scatters stars with its creak Kim M. Russell, 24th September 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Chained Together […]
Without Blossom
loneliness of leaves whispering sweet promises to a single heart Kim M. Russell, 23rd September 2018 life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit Khalil Gibran (re-worked by Chèvrefeuille) My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Chained Together III: Without Blossom In today’s episode we have another Hineri challenge: we have […]
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