salt-soaked and sun-bleached sculpted by the toss of waves abandoned driftwood © Kim M. Russell, 2016 d r i f t w o o d // @gracielynnfuller found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1064 driftwood In this episode of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, Chèvrefeuille has shared with us for inspiration the following haiku on […]
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Solitary Joy
in wide open fields susurration of summer clouds and wild flowers are my only company secret solitary joy © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1037 pleasure, with another beautiful quote from Lord Byron (1788-1824): “There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society […]
The Sturdy Oak
My response to Carpe Diem #989 Oak child of autumn born the oak starts as an acorn grows sturdy and strong shelters bluebell and primrose crowned with leaves and mistletoe © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Sweetness of Nature
My haibun in response to Carpe Diem Special #207 Sara McNulty’s third “taste of nature” The trellis is already straining under a mass of tangled honeysuckle bines, dotted with pink buds and one or two early flowers. This particular plant blooms twice: once in spring and again in the summer. It grows beside a mature […]
Yielding to Plum Blossom
My response to Carpe Diem Theme Week 3: Magnolia Blossoms, haiku by Soseki Natsume; 2: plum flower temple expectant snowdrops at the feet of the plum tree yield to new blossoms © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Muddy Road
My response to Carpe Diem #958 muddy road(s) On a country road Between freshly planted fields Mud and tractor tracks © Kim M. Russell, 2016
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