Let’s take a moment to consider the seriousness of apple blossom, its fragrance and its durability. compared to ephemeral and silly blossoms of the flirty cherry, flashing her delicate pink frilly blooms and dropping them like spring wedding confetti from a fruitless ornamental tree. Kim M. Russell, 4th May 2020 My response to dVerse Poets […]
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Blossoms
a blackbird whistles in a cloud of pink blossom announcing the day these cherry blossoms each one a microcosm painted by nature Kim M. Russell, 2nd October 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1511 Basho’s Blossoms (Revise That Haiku) Today it’s the second letter in the alphabet, B for Basho’s blossom, and the challenge is […]
Dance of Seasons
autumn’s earthy breath holds promises of winter and spring memories spiralling leaves and petals dance to a similar tune © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1050 blossoms Today our prompt is blossoms and Jane Reichold wrote wonderful haiku with this modern kigo for spring, of which Chèvrefeuille gave us a few examples as […]