wind roars through the dunes strafing beach and steel-grey waves further down the coast matchstick people walking dogs push hard against the weather Kim M. Russell, 2016 L. S. Lowry ‘People On The Beach’ found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Special #222 Candy’s 2nd “morning walk” (tanka) This month Candy of rhymeswithbug.com is our featured […]
Musical Dreams
in musical dreams fingers conjure golden notes echo of cello Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1092 Fantasy in G-moll for Cello and Piano by Fanny Mendelssohn Our musical inspiration for today is by another female composer, Fanny Mendelssohn, a German pianist and composer who composed over 460 pieces of music: Fantasy […]
Winter Willow – Reprise
winter willow wept shedding golden leafy tears not a sound was heard Kim M. Russell, 2015 I have chosen and re-written a haiku I published in 2015 as my twenty-seventh haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
Allegro
frost in the garden allegro con spirito everything glitters Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1091 Sonata in E, Op. 1/3 by Cecilia Maria Barthélemon Chèvrefeuille has shared another piece of music by a female composer, Cecilia Maria Barthélemon (1767-1859), an English singer, composer, pianist, and organist who published sonatas and occasional […]
The Silence of a Smile
a smile is silent yet its message can be heard in a thunderstorm Kim M. Russell, 2016 My twenty-sixth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
Heavenly Harpsichord
dulcet choir of strings floating on a cloud of notes moths drawn to a flame Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1090 Harpsichord Concerto 1st Movement by Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini
Making Angels
in a waking dream a whirl of wintry kisses lands on lips and eyes we’re two excited children making angels in the snow Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem’s Tanka Kukai One ‘winter love’ This is a new feature at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, in which Chèvrefeuille has […]
Silent Winter Sun
behind winter clouds the sun is waiting to burst into spring giggles Kim M. Russell, 2016 My twenty-fifth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
Plague Pit Doloroso
Macabre plague pit like a womb, Skeletons carefully laid in rows: Dirt rained down on rotting flesh, There were no flowers And no tomb. Mass burial, only priests believed that souls were saved, A village of plague victims all buried in a huge grave. When the dying were taken to a monastery hospital, Did they […]
Shiny Red Wellies
At the beginning of December your first year was over; you had found your feet, unsteady as yet but eager to make a quick escape. You wanted to chase flakes that fell from the sky, fluttered on your eye lashes and kissed your cheeks, even after a week when snow rose to the roof, icicles […]
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