lovers’ alchemy spring gilds the ordinary lovelight of the heart Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1178 Theme Week Hafiz (4) knowledge In the final post for the Theme Week about Hafiz, Chèvrefeuille has shared a poem entitled: ‘The School of Truth, which has been taken from Drunk on the Wind of […]
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Morning Breeze
willow branches bounce in a flurry of spring air and morning gladness whispering to daffodils ‘Raise your faces to the sun!’ Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1177 Theme Week Hafiz (3) morning breeze Today Chèvrefeuille has shared another poem by Hafiz, taken from Drunk on the Wind of the Beloved and […]
Floating
beautiful lotus perfume floats on a warm spring breeze thoughts of love blossom Kim M. Russell, 2017 Portrait of a Woman, Mughal, c1640, image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1176 Theme Week Hafiz (2) lover On the second day of the Theme Week for this month, we are exploring the beauty […]
Awakening
on the window sill there are buds on the orchid the herbs look greener each watering reminds them the spring garden is awake Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1175 Theme Week Hafiz (1) potted plant This is the first episode of the Theme Week (new style), in which Chèvrefeuille will bring […]
River of Birdsong
My response to Carpe Diem Theme Week (6) 7 Jane’s last haiku In the last episode of the tribute theme week for Jane Reichhold, Chèvrefeuille has asked us to share our memories and haiku, tanka or other Japanese poetry form about Jane Reichhold. He also shared Jane’s last haiku, her Jisei: with the moon night […]
Single Cloud
My response to Carpe Diem Theme Week (6) 5 “Ask Jane …” To honour Jane Reichhold’s knowledge Chèvrefeuille has shared another of her articles with us, entitled “Fragment and Phrase Theory” and asks usl to create haiku (or tanka) using the fragment and phrase theory. single cloud in sky above blue water craves own […]
Sublimity of Daybreak
My response to Carpe Diem Theme Week (6) 4 Tanka Splendor In this episode Chèvrefeuille has shared with us a series of tanka written by Jane Reichhold, as well as her translation of one written by Fujiwara Shunzei; the challenge is to take inspiration from them and create our own. I have reworked a tanka I […]
Morning Haiku
My response to Carpe Diem Theme Week (6) 3 The knowledge of Jane In this Theme Week episode Chèvrefeuille has shared an article, “Another Attempt to Define Haiku”, written by Jane Reichhold in 1996. He has asked us to comment on what we have learnt from her and to share haiku and tanka inspired by […]
White Lily
My response to Carpe Diem Theme Week (6) 2 Utabukuro Jane Reichhold This Theme Week is a tribute to Jane and today Chèvrefeuille has asked us to share a favourite haiku by Jane Reichhold and write a new haiku, tanka or other Japanese poetry form in her honour. watercolor paper stopping a wave with a […]
Infinite Octave
My response to Carpe Diem Theme Week (5) (7) The Eighth Ray, or the ultimate path to ascension. white intensity explodes into a rainbow infinite octave © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on YouTube
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