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 […]
Tag: Butterfly
Butterfly Moment
butterfly moment stretches to eternity wonder in my hands Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #25 Use That Quote This weekend’s prompt is ‘Use That Quote’, in which we are given a quote as inspiration to create haiku, tanka or another Japanese poetry form: “The butterfly counts not months but […]
Comma
a comma flutters among words, changing meaning, butterfly syntax Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image of Comma Butterfly found on Pinterest
Awakening
Like a pupa I struggle from my bed, still wrapped in the pleonasm and images of butterfly dreams. Pinned to the mattress, trapped by a searing ray of sunlight poking its nose through the curtains, I grab the triptych of the day and pull it open. Mice nibble at my toes – I ward them […]
Ocho Mecho
paper-folding hands caress of nimble fingers butterfly romance © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1079 folding paper Chèvrefeuille started this episode with a haiku of his own to introduce another tool for art and creativity, folding paper or origami, and then gave us a beautiful example by Hitoshi: a paper boat on drift […]
Autumn Butterfly
in September sun a brown and gold butterfly hanging from a stem is caught in a swirl of leaves confetti for autumn brides © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.rgbstock.com My response to Carpe Diem #1063 butterfly Today our prompt is butterfly. Butterflies are synonymous with change, metamorphosis, lightness, growth, messengers of the gods and ‘butterfly’ […]
Rare and Unexpected
unexpected a rare marsh fritillary colours of autumn flash in a butterfly’s wings dancing in September sun © Kim M. Russell, 2016 It’s not easy chasing butterflies with a camera, so I have used this image found on www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk My response to Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #91 Ese’s Voice, our “runner-up” of the “prayers” kukai. Chèvrefeuille has […]
