bees dance weaving between buzz and hum drunk with pollen Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Utabukuro #2 solar eclipse August 21st 2017 This weekend we have an Utabukuro episode, in which Chèvrefeuille asks us to share a favourite haiku or tanka and write an all new haiku or tanka inspired […]
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Old Cat Young Cat
arise from sleep, old cat, and with great yawns and stretchings… amble out for love A haiku by Kobayashi Issa, which inspired me to write curious young cat, tail an exclamation mark, revealed by your purr Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Utabukuro, the poem-bag #1 re-introduction “a single tulip” Chèvrefeuille has […]
Two Haiku Inspired by Kerouac
My response to Carpe Diem Utabukuro #13 “a balloon caught” by Jack Kerouac I found it so hard to choose, I have been inspired by two favourite Kerouac haiku: The bottoms of my shoes are clean from walking in the rain. © Jack Kerouac My shoes leave imprints on the kitchen floor, tracking […]
Mango
My response to Carpe Diem Utabukuro #13 For my favourite haiku, I have chosen one by James Berry. I love the way he has personified the banana to convey how much he enjoys it. Settled in the bowl alone, banana lies there cuddle-curved waiting. For my own haiku, I have taken an old […]
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