her child’s smaller hand enveloped by her own hand a maternal rock Kim M. Russell, 31st October 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1533 Xenolith At the end of a month in which we have been celebrating Carpe Diem’s sixth anniversary with prompts following the alphabet, we are now at the letter X for xenolith, […]
Tag: Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
From Dew to Sunset with Richard Wright
One magnolia Landed upon another In the dew-wet grass Blushing petals pink on cream […]
Vanilla
little orchid pod swollen with sunshine and ice a splash of sweetness Kim M. Russell, 30th October 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1531 Vanilla … Today’s theme is ‘vanilla’ and we have an example haiku to inspire us: simple vanilla plain beyond ordinary blandish my dessert © Merlinspielen
Together
courtesan and monk, sleeping under one roof together, moon in a field of clover © Basho (Tr. Chèvrefeuille) heart-warmed by the wantonness and intense scent of beauty Kim M. Russell, 25th October 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1529 Together … (Tan Renga Challenge) Together is the theme for today and the challenge is to […]
Shasei
mushrooms sprouting from rain-soaked tree stumps a poor man’s feast Kim M. Russell, 24th October 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1528 Shasei S is for shasei, a haiku writing technique invented by Masaoka Shiki. Chèvrefeuille tells us that Shiki’s term, shasei, means sketch from life and the poetic principle is ‘to depict the thing […]
Rustling Leaves
At this time of year leaves cover the garden, revealing more of the captivating and resilient birch trees with their slender twiggy branches. Even the beech has creamy-pink bark with copper- coloured stems, the remaining […]
Fleeting Enchantment
dawn-spun spider silk shimmering with milky light fleeting enchantment Kim M. Russell, 22nd October 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1526 Quote … impressionism In this episode of Carpe Diem’s sixth anniversary month, in which all prompts follow the alphabet, we have arrived at the letter Q for ‘quote’ and the ‘Use that Quote’ feature, […]
Undou
creatures of the air flit from shadow to sun splash birdsong and seasons Kim M. Russell, 19th October 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1525 Perpetuum Mobile … everlasting movement (“undou”) For this ‘Perpetuum Mobile’ episode, we have a reprise of the undou writing technique or ‘movement’. In the example haiku, there is very clear […]
Memory Lane – Make the Haiku Complete
a lonely firefly dancing in the moonlight it thinks it’s a star Kim M. Russell, 17th October 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1524 O-Henro Shikoku pilgrims (memory lane) In this episode of Carpe Diem’s anniversary month, we have reached the letter O for O-Henro Shikoku pilgrimage, one of Chèvrefeuille’s favourite episodes. Our task is […]
Releasing the Moon
bright fall day the brook wanders off its shimmer lingers in the rotting rags of leaves […]
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