set in sacred stones hieroglyphs are fallen stars prayers returned to gods Kim M. Russell, 19th December 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1568 Mayan Culture Today we have an image of Mayan Culture to inspire us.
Tag: Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
Mazatlan
echoes of banda glinting trumpets and cymbals music in the waves Kim M. Russell, 18th December 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1567 Mazatlan … first miles into Mexico Today we are visiting Mazatlan, a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. Mazatlan is the birthplace and centre of Banda, one of the most popular […]
New Spain
epic journey ends a California jewel carved into the coast Kim M. Russell, 16th December 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1566 An Epic Journey Through New Spain On our haiku journey along the Pan American Highway, we have arrived in Nogales Arizona, also known as New Spain.
Pacific Beach
gulls duet with waves a beach fire’s ashes sizzle in the morning rain Kim M. Russell, 13th December 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1565 Pacific Beach, San Diego I’ve returned from grandmother duties at my daughter’s house to pick up where I left off on the haiku journey along the Pan American Highway and […]
Meadow
tickling our faces kisses and a stem of grass perfumed with meadow Kim M. Russell, 6th December 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1561 Yellowstone National Park … meadow. Today, in our haiku journey along the Pan American highway, we have an image to inspire us, which was taken in Yellowstone National Park and it […]
How blue is the lake?
how blue is the lake full of sparkling stars and snow deepest amazement Kim M. Russell, 6th December 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1560 Crater Lake National Park Oregon … Today we are making our first stop in America, at the Crater Lake National Park. Chèvrefeuille tells us that Native Americans witnessed the formation […]
Vancouver Cherry Blossom
in passing showers trees shiver cherry blossom pink-petalled hoorahs Kim M. Russell, 5th December 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1559 Vancouver … renowned for the Cherry Blossoms In the next stage of our journey along the Pan American Highway, we are stopping in Vancouver for the Cherry Blossom Festival.
Alberta Badlands
flanked by flaming leaves following a grey highway stones and bones await in formations of strata where dinosaurs once foraged Kim M. Russell, 3rd December 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1558 Alberta (Canada) … imagination without limits In the second episode of our journey from the north of Northern America (Canada) to the south […]
Departure
leaving weighs heavy in a heart that longs to fly the spreading of wings Kim M. Russell, 3rd December 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1557 Departure … In the first regular episode of December 2018 we are setting off on a journey again, this time along the Pan American Highway, which goes from Canada […]
Fleeting Autumn
November shivers oaks no longer cling to rust frost is in the air Kim M. Russell, 30th November 2018] My response to Carpe Diem #1556 fleeting autumn (yuku aki) In the final episode of November 2018, in which we have been celebrating the beauty of autumn, we have a classical kigo, ‘fleeting autumn’ (yuku aki), […]
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