power of the wind harnessed by a windmill’s sails Don Quixote’s dream Kim M. Russell, 4th August 2018 My daily response to Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2018 Finding the Way At Carpe Diem, it’s time again for the traditional seasonal retreat: a period of 30 days in which the goal is to write a daily […]
Dance Like an Eagle
measured and balanced circling and soaring eagle the beat of a drum Kim M. Russell, 3rd August 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1489 Dance Like An Eagle (Zeybek) We have already visited Italy and Portugal on our exploration of folk music; today we are visiting Turkey, especially the region known as Anatolia, where we […]
Finding the Way Day 20
harlequin houses welcome vision for tired eyes a fisherman’s dream Kim M. Russell, 3rd August 2018 My daily response to Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2018 Finding the Way At Carpe Diem, it’s time again for the traditional seasonal retreat: a period of 30 days in which the goal is to write a daily haiku or […]
Punctuation of Life and Death
When you lose someone, the world warps: a comma butterfly (settling on a nettle) distorts – flicks open wings to burnish, only to crisp in the sun. When you lose someone, summer colours tarnish; tastes and smells curdle like mouldy blackberries on a parched tongue, and all the while you long to hear their voice, […]
Meeting Myself
In the midst of a crowd on a city street, I feel the pavement beneath my feet and the blinding sun is in my eyes; I can’t see the faces of passers-by who jostle me with their bags and elbows and I know that it’s time I headed home. I’m passing by my favourite store, […]
The Soul of Portugal
sitting by the docks in the dregs of saudade soulful melodies Kim M. Russell, 2nd August 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1488 The Soul of Portugal (Fado) Today we are travelling to Portugal to discover Fado (‘destiny, fate’), a music genre that can be traced to 1820s Lisbon but probably has much earlier origins.
Finding the Way Day 19
cat waits patiently full of curiosity another species Kim M. Russell, 2nd August 2018 My daily response to Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2018 Finding the Way At Carpe Diem, it’s time again for the traditional seasonal retreat: a period of 30 days in which the goal is to write a daily haiku or tanka about […]
Bundles of Contradictions
bundles of letters sorted and tied up with string life’s contradictions Kim M. Russell, 1st August 2018 My response to Poets United Midweek Motif ~ “a bundle of contradictions” (from Anne Frank’s last letter) Susan has shared the last entry in Anne Frank’s diary and a range of quotations and poems on the Midweek Motif; […]
Tarantella
dance of the spider weaving a web of legend a tambourine shakes Kim M. Russell, 1st August 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1487 Dance of the Spider (Tarantella) This is the first episode of a new month of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, when we will be going on a journey around the world on […]
Breaking the Silence
the moon greets the dawn shimmering from night’s silent well breaking the stark silence of a winter morning, a single crow calls in sleep’s dark cocoon there are sounds no one else can hear beyond the heart beat, air in lungs and surge of blood in ears from the depths of sleep, muffled ticks are […]
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