Snow fell during the night, fresh and bitter, scattering glitter, exhaling biting winds perfumed with winter. This morning we marvelled at icicles and ice flowers on the window and tingled with the chilly thrill of a season all in one day. Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to dVerse Poets Pub Open […]
Counting Sheep
dusty red sunset shepherds’s flock obscures the view counting dream sheep Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1135 that moment … In this episode, Chèvrefeuille has shared a moment experienced by Paulo on the road to Santiago. A haiku is only an impression of a moment as short […]
Sea Spray
in flounces of foam the sea hisses up the shore lacing air with spray Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on www.theconstantrambler.com Day twelve of Carpe Diem’s Spring Retreat 2017 fragile beauty Chèvrefeuille has welcomed us to the Spring Retreat 2017. Last year we had two retreats: one in summer and one in winter. This year […]
Remains of Winter
glowing fairy lights in January sunset cluster of berries Kim M. Russell, 2017 Day eleven of Carpe Diem’s Spring Retreat 2017 fragile beauty Chèvrefeuille has welcomed us to the Spring Retreat 2017. Last year we had two retreats: one in summer and one in winter. This year he has planned four retreats following the seasons […]
Beach Squatter
a constant victim of fickle sea’s eviction vagrant hermit crab Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1134 beyond control Chèvrefeuille asks if we know the feeling that we are losing control; that time (for example) is like grains of sand through our fingers? He says that no one […]
Radical
Scientists and builders envision a future skyscraper that devours smog: free radicals will mélange mist and fog, metaphor murk and mêlée confusion into melancholy morasses and disperse them into the sky as mellifluous gases. Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on www.dailymail.co.uk My response to dVerse Poets Pub Tuesday Poetics – Verbify Me! Also linked to […]
Fanfare of Raindrops
rain mutters in eaves, gurgles in gutters, whispers on the windowpane, plops on open umbrellas: a fanfare of spring showers Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem honours Jane Reichhold (1937-2017) G.) whisper of rain In the final episode of our special theme week in honour of what would […]
On the Road
with a flash of fur a harvest mouse swings from view tail gripping thin twigs nature guides a pilgrimage among the changing seasons Kim M. Russell, 2017 The Road to Santiago My response to Carpe Diem #1133 walking the Road Today, Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to create haiku, tanka or other Japanese poetry form inspired […]
Mountain Lake
in moody mountains long-legged prints of hares merge with neat tracks of fox at the edge of a still lake sky and water face to face Kim M. Russell, 2017 Images found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem honors Jane Reichhold (1937-2017) F.) Sierra In the penultimate episode of our special Theme Week to […]
Nature’s Haiku
trees cast blue patterns against a blank sheet of snow nature’s own haiku Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Photos Public Domain Day ten of Carpe Diem’s Spring Retreat 2017 fragile beauty Chèvrefeuille has welcomed us to the Spring Retreat 2017. Last year we had two retreats: one in summer and one in winter. This year […]
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