the silk road winds threads of colour and fragrance the bazaar of life Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1360 Along The Silk Road – Introduction In the first episode of February 2018 we are setting off on a journey along the ancient Silk Road while reading Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse.
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Tea Kettle
ancient tea kettle music of bubbles and steam tea scent in the air Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1359 The Tea Kettle The fairy tales have come to an end with today’s Japanese story, ‘The Tea Kettle’.
Dramatic Demolition
The theatre crumbles with each blow of the wrecking ball. Are the ghosts trembling? © Rosemarie Horvath Iwasa the theatre crumbles long after the curtain fell the overture lingers with each blow of the wrecking ball dust and plaster merge a death mask are the ghosts trembling? crowds of dark shadows converge waiting in the […]
Green Willow
slender willow tree bending to each season’s wind until the axe falls Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1358 Green Willow
Bamboo Flute
in bamboo shadows spring breezes find fingerholes listen to the flute Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1357 The Flute
Peony Smile
pink peony opens to the touch of sun a geisha’s lips Kim M. Russell My response to Carpe Diem #1356 The Peony Lantern (Japanese fairy-tale) In today’s episode of our Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, we have a new Japanese fairytale: ‘The Peony Lantern’.
Magic Jewels
flames flicker and fade facets of sun-sparked jewels glittering sea foam Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1355 The Sea King and the Magic Jewels (Japanese fairytale) Although I haven’t heard of the Japanese fairy tales we have read so far, I have spotted some similarities with more familiar fairy tales. I […]
Black Bowl
a black bowl of cloud destiny’s broom sweeps the sky the sun shines again Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1354 The Black Bowl (Japanese fairytale) Today’s we have a fairytale with a moral about inner beauty and perseverance.
Star Lovers
a charm of magpies wings across the Milky Way star lovers’ bridge Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1353 The Star Lovers (A Japanese Fairytale) Today’s fairytale is the story of The Star Festival or Tanabata Festival, about which, Chèvrefeuille tells us, Basho created several haiku.
Mutability
everything changes the sweetest scent of flowers faded by the breeze Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1352 Horaizan (a Japanese Fairy-tale) In a new episode of Haiku Kai, today we have started fairytales from Japan with one about Horaizan the Island of Eternal Youth.
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