shimmering droplets clear as vodka and tonic over icy rocks tempting me to quench my thirst at a mountain waterfall Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #92 Hamish Managua Gunn’s ‘the temptation’ In this episode, Chèvrefeuille has shared poetry by the runner-up of the ‘tribute to Jane’ […]
Tag: Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu
Rare and Unexpected
unexpected a rare marsh fritillary colours of autumn flash in a butterfly’s wings dancing in September sun © Kim M. Russell, 2016 It’s not easy chasing butterflies with a camera, so I have used this image found on www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk My response to Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #91 Ese’s Voice, our “runner-up” of the “prayers” kukai. Chèvrefeuille has […]
Melodious Love Affair
My response to Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #90 Back In Time “Let The Music Inspire You” This week Chèvrefeuille has given us a video to inspire us to create a haiku, tanka or other Japanese poetry form. The video, created by Paky.D, is of the singer, instrumentalist and pianist Yanni playing ‘Felitsa’, a song he wrote for his mother. […]
Golden Scarab
My response to Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #89 Back In Time with “Spiritual Ways” sacred sun scarab secret of the golden flower in hard carapace © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest
Asymmetry
My response to Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #88 Back In Time “Revise That Haiku” Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to ‘revise’ the following classical haiku written by Shiki (1867-1902), based on asymmetry in nature, and write a new one: Daibutsu no katahada no yuki toki ni keri the snow has melted on one shoulder of the Great Buddha […]
A Quiet Moment
My response to Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #87 Back In Time “Carpe Diem’s Japanese Garden” and Mindlovemisery Menagerie Heeding Haiku shallow stone birdbath – a dusty robin splashes in sun’s reflection © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.animalphotos.me
Stargazing with Bare Feet
My response to Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #86 Back In Time “Only The First Line” This week the challenge is to use the first line from a haiku written by Chèvrefeuille as the first line in a new haiku or tanka. with bare feet I stand in the night garden looking up at stars: exploding […]
Sweet Seclusion
My response to Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #85 Back in time: Use that quote Chèvrefeuille has asked us to write a haiku, tanka or other form of Japanese poetry inspired by a quote from Lord Byron: ‘There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none […]
Neon Prey
My response to Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #82 Milan Rajkumar’s “frog on lotus leaf “, our inspiration today: frog on lotus leaf sitting and admiring lotus bloom does it care the snake which looms behind © milan rajkumar Image found on www.norfolkdragons.co.uk dragonfly hovers metallic blue wings whirring flashing soundlessly on the pond’s still surface […]
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