sepia season with hints of russet and gold foggy colour-wash Kim M. Russell, 2nd November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1536 Autumn … the season During November, all Carpe Diem prompts will have something to do with autumn, with classical and non-classical kigo (season words) and haiku to inspire us, starting with a haiku […]
Tag: Carpe Diem Special
On Ice
Cold-blooded fish swim deep in a frozen river – eyes stare as we glide. Kim M. Russell, 24th June 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #38 A Trip Along Memory Lane #1 Carpe Diem Special In this new episode of Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation we have a new feature, Carpe Diem Special, the […]
Unconditional Love Day 3
touch of loving hand fingertips and warm caress goodbye winter chill Kim M. Russell, 2017 Caressing Hands by George Segal – image found on all-art.org My response to Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2017 (unconditional) love For this year’s Summer Retreat, Chèvrefeuille has chosen the theme ‘(unconditonal) love’. The retreat will last for a period of 30 […]
Unconditional Love Day 2
unconditional the warmth of a purring cat love curled in my lap Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2017 (unconditional) love For this year’s Summer Retreat, Chèvrefeuille has chosen the theme ‘(unconditional) love’. The retreat will last for a period of 30 days and the goal is to create haiku […]
Unconditional Love Day 1
unconditional no ring around a finger haiku of the heart Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2017 (unconditional) love Introduction For this year’s Summer Retreat, Chèvrefeuille has chosen the theme ‘(unconditional) love’. The retreat starts today and will last for a period of 30 days, in which the goal is […]
The Edge of Spring
on the edge of spring among frosty rotting leaves sprinkling of snowdrops Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Special #224 Candy’s 4th Yellow School bus This is the last CD-Special of 2016 and the last with poems by Candy, winner of the ‘Tribute to Jane’ kukai. blue dragonflies dart along the edge […]
Flooded by the Moon
flooded by the moon the village is suspended in a misty globe Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Shutterstock My response to Carpe Diem Special #223 Candy’s 3rd “silvery moonbeams” In the third CD-Special for this month, Chèvrefeuille shares haiku by the winner of the ‘tribute to Jane’ kukai, Candy of Rhymes With Bug, and […]
Gusty Morning on the Beach
wind roars through the dunes strafing beach and steel-grey waves further down the coast matchstick people walking dogs push hard against the weather Kim M. Russell, 2016 L. S. Lowry ‘People On The Beach’ found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Special #222 Candy’s 2nd “morning walk” (tanka) This month Candy of rhymeswithbug.com is our featured […]
Red Sky at Night
winter night descends sky’s stained with a bloody streak a shepherd’s delight Kim M. Russell, 2016 Photograph by David Russell My response to Carpe Diem Special #221 Candy’s Showcase first ” promise in red clouds “ The first Carpe Diem Special of December 2016 id dedicated to Candy, who won the ‘tribute to Jane’ kukai […]
Gardening in the Autumn Rain
soaked by constant rain the gardener rakes autumn in a gaudy pile © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Special Japanese Poetry In The Lowlands #4 Mariëtte Schrijver In this new Carpe Diem Special, Chèvrefeuille has introduced another Dutch haiku poet, Mariëtte Schrijver, who started creating haiku and senryu quite recently and was […]
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