it’s dark by teatime shadows crowd round the lamplight butter melts on toast Kim M. Russell, 14th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1544 autumn lamplight (aki no hi) Today our challenge is to create haiku, tanka or another Japanese poetry form with the given classical kigo, autumn lamplight (aki no hi), for which […]
Tag: Autumn
Rainstorm
from a thunderous sky squalls of rain drum on windows cloudburst crescendo Kim M. Russell, 12th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1543 rainstorm In today’s episode in a month of celebrating the beauty of autumn, we have a rainstorm and an example of a haiku on that theme, which was spotted on the […]
Cricket in a Storm
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, […]
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 […]
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