Orion’s belt buffed and glistening with stars a string of diamonds measuring the giant’s waist across the expanse of space © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.constellation-guide.com My response to Carpe Diem Special #220 Orion, a haibun by Dolores Fegan our featured haiku poetess In the last CD-Special for this month, Chèvrefeuille has shared […]
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Unfurling Fungi
as summer shades fade autumn colours come to life unfurling fungi © Kim M. Russell, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TZNEjXruy0 My response to Carpe Diem Special #219 Dolores’ 3rd colourful mushrooms For today’s CD-Special ‘colourful mushrooms’ Chèvrefeuille has chosen a series of haiku which Dolores wrote in October 2015, in which she captures the spirit and beauty of […]
Hopeful Snowdrops
bare trees and grey sky long winter nights stretch ahead stars and icicles hopeful snowdrops awaken early tender shoots of spring © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Special #218 Dolores’ 2nd “dreaming of spring” For this second CD-Special of September, Chèvrefeuille has chosen another tanka by Dolores, “dreaming of spring” that […]
Autumn’s Artistry
late afternoon sun tinges the sky apricot gilding the garden autumn flicks its loaded brush in a flaming colourwash © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Special #217 Dolores’ 1st paintbrush flowers (tanka) This month our featured haiku poetess is Dolores from Ada’s Poetry Alcove. Dolores was the winner of the […]
Rain Chimes
My response to Carpe Diem Special #216 Patircia Donegan’s “lean into the wind” In today’s CD Special Chèvrefeuille has shared two haiku by Patricia Donegan. The goal of the CD-Special is to create an all new haiku trying to catch the same feeling, tone and spirit as the given haiku. Here is my offering: rain […]
Hai-Kerouac
My response to Carpe Diem Special #215 Jack Kerouac’s “white clouds”, where Chèvrefeuille has shared two more beautiful yet somewhat strange haiku by Kerouac to inspire us to create a new haiku, with the aim of capturing the spirit of Kerouac: White clouds of this steamy planet obstruct My vision of the blue void White rose with red splashes – Oh Vanilla ice cream cherry! © Jack Kerouac My inspired haiku are […]
Mandarin Yin and Yang
My response to Carpe Diem Special #214 Mandarin Duck by Buson For this CD Special Chèvrefeuille has asked us to write a haiku with the same sense, tone and spirit as the following by Yosa Buson: mandarin duck – rain falls silently from an oak © Yosa Buson (1716-1783) Mandarin Ducks faithful yin and yang […]
Summer Sorrow
My response to Carpe Diem Special 213 “Whitecaps on the bay” by Richard Wright Chèvrefeuille has asked us to take inspiration from a beautiful haiku by Richard Wright, which gives the impression of a scene that just lasts for one moment . The challenge is to write a new haiku (or tanka) in the same […]
Heaven Scent
My response to Carpe Diem Special #211 Joyce Lorenson’s 3rd “May evening” spring honeysuckle dots of colour in the green seducing bees bright summer blooms cascading down the trellis fragrant in late sun © Kim M. Russell, 2016
King of the Norfolk Broads
My response to Carpe Diem Special #209 “ripple in the lake” by Joyce Lorenson Kingfisher flickers blue above wind-kissed water wavelets in its wake © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.theguardian.com
writing in north norfolk 