a grasshopper sings camouflaged in sun-dried grass sudden leap of faith Kim M. Russell, 7th October 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1759 Grasshopper Today’s small creature in the celebratory prompt is the grasshopper. An example haiku inspired by the grasshopper is by Issa: giddy grasshopper take care…do not leap and crush these pearls of […]
Tag: 7th anniversary
Hummingbird
tiniest of birds sun-bright gem and humming wings dotted with pollen Kim M. Russell, 6th October 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1758 Hummingbird This month Carpe Diem is celebrating its seventh anniversary with a tribute to the small creatures and creations of Mother Nature. Today we have the hummingbird.
Dragonflies
neon blue flashes shimmering dragonflies dance in sunlit garden Kim M. Russell, 4th October 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1757 Dragonfly In a new episode of Carpe Diem’s celebration month, we have another beautiful ‘small creature’, the dragonfly. I’ve ‘photo-shopped’ a haiku I posted back in 2016.
House Fly
broken windowpane house fly buzzes in the breeze caught in a web Kim M. Russell, 3rd September 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1756 Fly For Carpe Diem’s 7th anniversary month we are celebrating small things in nature, and today we are inspired by Issa to write haiku about flies: don’t be mean to that […]
Shepherd’s Purse
hiding in hedgerows generous heart-shaped seed pods pretty little weed Kim M. Russell, 1st October 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1755 Shepherd’s Purse (1st anniversary prompt) Happy seventh anniversary to Carpe Diem! In this first episode October, in which we are celebrating the small things of nature and the beauty of the smallest poetry […]
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