The blackbirds declarethem an unlikely pair:the quince tree with herhunchback of a trunkand gnarly branchesand the ivy-covered plum,all winter silhouetted againsta cloudy sky. Now blossomcrowns them with haloes of whiteblessed with spring sunlight. Kim M. Russell, 31st March 2021 My response to Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #63: Trees Rommy says that one of […]
Tag: Blossom
Morning Breeze
blossom surfs the breeze sun shifts shadows in branches silent butterfly Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Crossroads #4 morning breeze In this new episode of the special feature ‘crossroads’, in which the challenge is to fuse two haiku into one, we have one haiku by a classical haiku poet and one […]
Easter
I remember, as a child, going to Sunday school and receiving a cross made from a palm leaf on Palm Sunday. On Easter Sunday, I would go to church with my grandmother, where I would receive an Easter message in the shape of a cross, usually with a picture of a lamb or spring flowers, […]
Peace Within Day 22
golden-beaked blackbird hidden in the hawthorn hedge a new song blossoms Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018 Peace Within For Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018, Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to create a haiku or tanka inspired on the theme of ‘Peace Within’ every day during a period of 30 […]
Peace Within Day 4
sweet scent of blossom skylarks sing from plough furrows vernal quietude Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018 Peace Within For Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018, Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to create a haiku or tanka inspired on the theme of ‘Peace Within’ every day during a period of 30 […]
Akebia
oriental vine scent of melted chocolate served in maroon cups Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on crocus.co.uk My response to Carpe Diem #1196 (theme week 2) Akebia Blossom (Akebi no hana) I have to admit that I have never heard of today’s classical kigo, ‘Akebia blossom’, so I was glad to have a little […]
Cherry Breeze
blown on a spring breeze sweet ephemeral blossom Sakura Mochi Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1190 spring wind (supuringu waindo) The classical spring kigo for today is ‘spring wind’. Chèvrefeuille says that the Japanese become anxious when the spring breeze or wind scatters the fragile blossoms. On the other hand, the […]
Transience
Okinawa spring pink blooms of sakura snow melt in the warm breeze Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on www.telegraph.co.uk My response to Carpe Diem #1157 Sakura, the national pride of Japan In this episode, Chèvrefeuille reminds us of Japan’s love of cherry blossom – sakura – a favourite topic of haiku and tanka. He tells […]
A Breath of Spring
delicate beauty embellishing tree and verge fragrant breath of spring Kim M. Russell, 2017 My first response to Carpe Diem’s Spring Retreat 2017 fragile beauty Chèvrefeuille has welcomed us to the Spring Retreat 2017. Last year we had two retreats: one in summer and one in winter. This year he has planned four retreats following […]
Early Honeysuckle
My response to Carpe Diem #951 blossom tangled dewy leaves tinged with smoky purple buds tumbling and falling early honeysuckle brimming with sweetness © Kim M. Russell, 2016
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