the common lousewort has a magical power humble mountain herb camouflaged in shades of leaves and beautiful curved flowers Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1203 Pedicularis In today’s episode of CDHK we are looking again at the alternative health care of Tibet. Chèvrefeuille tells us that the […]
Corydalis
electric blue tubes shimmer on waves of spring green ampoules of healing Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1202 Corydalis In another episode of our magical journey through Tibet, Chèvrefeuille has introduced a herb for our inspiration, one of the most secret and sacred herbs used in Tibet […]
Solo Flight
In the silver silence of morning’s first rays, she is woken from the vastness of the double bed by a bee munching her way out of a nest secreted in an air vent. After a long winter spent in a cocoon, waiting for warmer weather to eat herself free from nesting cavities plugged with grains […]
Campanula Flood
early summer sky drips through branches in the woods a flood of bluebells Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1201 Campanula (Blue Bell) Today the challenge consists of images of bluebells Campanula) and several haiku, of which my favourite is: The entire sky Leans in all directions Trying […]
Say it with Roses
On Friday night the doorbell rang. She opened up and there he stood, in his hands a sunset of roses, plump petals fragrant with promises. By Monday they had wilted, petals browning, stems slimy, pungent, sick with stagnant water, in a storm of greenfly. Kim M. Russell, 2017 Another poem in response to dVerse Poets […]
Honeysuckle Storm
I didn’t know lightning could smell sweet that thunder could hum a gentle beat and in the middle of a heavy metal summer song so dark it’s light so right it’s wrong I see a bee on a rose in a storm of honeysuckle Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to dVerse Poets Pub Quadrille […]
Parallel World
In a parallel world I’m a party girl excited by background noise, pungent smoke and sweat of boys. I tend to do what I please to awestruck lovers on their knees, whose nerves are weak and pulses strong; their mal de coucou will soon be gone when I spill their blood and quell their fire, […]
Om Mani Padme Hum
hushed tones of mantra echoing in the temple truth gift-wrapped in sound Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1200 Om Mani Padme Hum Continuing with the theme of Tibet, Chèvrefeuille explores the meaning of Om Mani Padme Hum and shares some of the background of a mantra known […]
Perpetuum Mobile
birds of rocks and spray tip pebbles on sun-drenched sand flip shells and seaweed – on the distant horizon summer is sparkling in salt Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on rspb.org.uk My response to Chèvrefeuille’s Gift to You to Celebrate Our First Luster of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai #4 reprise “perpetuum mobile” In a […]
Golden Breeze
winter grief’s melted by golden breeze through green shade sparkling pool of tears Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem’s Time Travel, Ancient Japanese Poetry To Inspire You #1 little I should grieve Chèvrefeuille welcomes us to a new feature for ‘weekend meditation’, in which he takes us back to a time when […]
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