fork lightning crackles as we shelter from the rain a cricket blows past Kim M. Russell, 11th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1542 Crickets (modern kigo) This month we are celebrating the beauty of autumn with the theme ‘the leaves are falling’, using classical and non-classical kigo (season words) and haiku by Basho, […]
Tag: Autumn
Just Sleeping
deep hibernation everything is suspended single amber leaf Kim M. Russell, 11th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #58 Quest for A New Masterpiece ‘autumn’ This weekend, our challenge is a quest for a new autumn haiku or tanka masterpiece. To create a masterpiece, we have to ‘play’ with the classical rules […]
Evening
evening comes wrapped in sea fog tied with webs untangled only by light from the pale face of […]
Chrysanthemum Tea
chrysanthemum tea bright globes of autumn colour fragrantly steaming Kim M. Russell, 8th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1540 chrysanthemums We have been given examples of haiku on chrysanthemums, all by classical masters, to inspire us to create our own chrysanthemum beauties.
Autumn’s Voice
golden willows rustle a gusty tango sallow salidas Kim M. Russell, th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1539 Autumn’s Voice (aki no koe) (classical kigo) Today’s prompt is Autumn’s Voice (or aki no koe), a classical kigo for Autumn.
Autumn Moon
moon in the window distorted by drops of rain empty chestnut shell Kim M. Russell, 5th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1538 autumn moon (crossroads) Today we have a few autumn moon haiku to work with and the challenge is to create a ‘fusion’ haiku: the moon in the water; broken and broken […]
Decay
on a rain-soaked stump sapid feast for slugs and snails bright fruiting fungi Kim M. Russell, 4th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1537 Decay This month at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, we are challenged with classical and non-classical kigo (seasonwords) for autumn, haiku about autumn by classical haiku poets like Basho and Chiyo-Ni […]
Sepia Season
sepia season with hints of russet and gold foggy colour-wash Kim M. Russell, 2nd November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1536 Autumn … the season During November, all Carpe Diem prompts will have something to do with autumn, with classical and non-classical kigo (season words) and haiku to inspire us, starting with a haiku […]
Releasing the Moon
bright fall day the brook wanders off its shimmer lingers in the rotting rags of leaves […]
Autumn Begins with a Comma
At the end of the summer Butterflies transform: Commas pause and magically become Dead leaves suspended from trees, Eventually turning, Falling into autumn. Kim M. Russell, 14th September 2018 My response to dVerse Poets Pub Meeting the Bar: School Days, School Days, Good Ole Golden Rule Days . . . also linked to Poets United Poetry […]