chilly sky lightens notes rise and fall, swell and fade morning melody Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1083 Air (Bach) In this episode, Chèvrefeuille has shared ‘Air’, a piece of music by one of his favourite composers, J.S. Bach, as well as information about the composer. heavenly music birds praising their […]
Silence of the Light Bulb
electric light bulb a halo of noisy light – someone flicks the switch Kim M. Russell, 2016 My eighteenth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
Goose Music
Chain-stitching a rosy sunset, geese arrive in a cloud of fieldfares and redwings, a blizzard of snow buntings blown north to south. There’s an explosion of wings, no soaring, no gliding, just metronomic beating and a goose symphony of honks and whistles. The water ripples, in a shower of drops they rise and fade Into […]
Raindrops and Music
an open window they drip from my umbrella preludes and raindrops Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1082 Raindrops (Chopin) December 2016 is all about letting the music inspire us. In this first episode, Chèvrefeuille hopes to inspire us with a beautiful piece of music by Chopin, about whom he has given us […]
Blank Silence
a blank page or screen anticipates poetry words break the silence Kim M. Russell, 2016 Fountain pen wallpaper found on www.leighreyes.com My seventeenth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
Making Tracks
chill winds gust and blow wrong types of leaves on the tracks – autumn waves goodbye Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.hdnicewallpapers.com My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille, November 30th 2016, departure Today is November 30th, the last day of this month, which can also be considered the last day of autumn, […]
Chairoplane
Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image by Sara Shakeel My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge #141
Not lost in the woods, just walking
how can you be lost with light filtering through leaves on a woodland walk? with nature as companion paths are never far away Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #30 pilgrimage We have reached the last episode of Tanka Splendor month, in which we learned Ten Tanka Writing Techniques by […]
Another Silence
bees have stopped buzzing glassy wings iridescent in winter sunlight Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My sixteenth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
Waves like Arabian Stallions
(covering Patti Smith’s ‘Horses’) in a sea of possibilities I’m surrounded by waves like stallions horses coming from all directions noses flaming white manes shining stars in the black mare of night up against a sea wall I seize the first possibility in a crash of waves coming in like Arabian stallions lapping into sea […]
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