thistle barely bends buoyant with the blue tit’s song in every season Kim M. Russell, 28th October 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1770 Tomtit In the last week of our festive 7th anniversary month, today we have another small creature, the blue tit. While the English word ‘tomtit’ can refer to pretty much any of […]
Tag: Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
Robin in the Garden
between yellow leaves little beady-eyed head cocked curious robin he flits from hedgerow to tree scanning for a juicy worm tiny tracks in snow leading to a holly bush blush of camouflage an overwintering guest he shelters in flowerpots romancing his mate perched upon a wheelbarrow song-trilling red breast pecking at cherry blossom among yellow […]
Crow in the Mist
in a mist-cloaked tree only the caw of a crow a shrunken shadow Kim M. Russell, 24th October 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1768 Crows In today’s episode of Carpe Diem’s month of birthday celebration, our theme is crows, taking inspiration from Basho’s crow haiku.
Daisy Chain
fragile daisy chain woven by little fingers priceless memories Kim M. Russell, 22nd October 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1767 Daisies With only ten days remaining in Carpe Diem’s birthday month, today the theme is daisies.
Mouse
companionable scratching behind the wainscot little harvest mouse Kim M. Russell, 21st October 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1766 mouse This month we are celebrating Carpe Diem’s 7th birthday and the smaller creatures of nature. Today we are creating haiku, tanka or other Japanese poetry forms on the theme of the ‘mouse’.
Sparrow Junicho
on the tip of the newly sprouted bamboo… a baby sparrow its hungry beak gaping wide […]
Fragility
on the honeysuckle the fragile wings of a butterfly a fluttering sound Chèvrefeuille (October 2012) heavy and sweetly perfumed memories of warmer days Kim M. Russell, 10th October 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1760 Butterfly In today’s episode of Carpe Diem’s celebration kai, our challenge is to create a Tan Renga with a given […]
Grasshopper
a grasshopper sings camouflaged in sun-dried grass sudden leap of faith Kim M. Russell, 7th October 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1759 Grasshopper Today’s small creature in the celebratory prompt is the grasshopper. An example haiku inspired by the grasshopper is by Issa: giddy grasshopper take care…do not leap and crush these pearls of […]
Hummingbird
tiniest of birds sun-bright gem and humming wings dotted with pollen Kim M. Russell, 6th October 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1758 Hummingbird This month Carpe Diem is celebrating its seventh anniversary with a tribute to the small creatures and creations of Mother Nature. Today we have the hummingbird.
Dragonflies
neon blue flashes shimmering dragonflies dance in sunlit garden Kim M. Russell, 4th October 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1757 Dragonfly In a new episode of Carpe Diem’s celebration month, we have another beautiful ‘small creature’, the dragonfly. I’ve ‘photo-shopped’ a haiku I posted back in 2016.
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