Tag: Carpe Diem

Sifting Stars and Flowers

time sifts through our hands fading stars and wild flowers difficult to count Kim M. Russell, 23rd September 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Weekend Meditation #51 Tagore’s ‘Endless Time’ Today we are being reminded that time flies as well as taking a quick trip back in time with a poem by Tagore, from which […]

A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss

Sculpted by seasons Tumbled by a watercourse On a river bank M O S Spores drift in a cloud Nuclear showers of green rain Exploding on the breeze Kim M. Russell, 16th September 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Brainteaser #1 Introduction and first challenge We have a new feature, a tricky one, in which […]

Where Shadow Chases Light

from unknown skies on breath of a passing breeze perfume of promise from unknown skies flocks of migrant geese arrive autumn on their wings on breath of a passing breeze drifting smoke like old man’s beard tangled in brambles perfume of promise berries and windfall apples leaves for the bonfire Kim M. Russell, 16th September […]

Leaf

single yellow leaf the first on the cherry tree it hung there all week yesterday the wind blew strong the yellow leaf has fallen Kim M. Russell, 9th September 2018 My response to Carpe DiemTanka Splendour: Autumn Leaves Tanka Splendour has just been restarted, with the weekly challenge of creating a Tanka on a given […]

A Summer Traffic Jam

between dusty cars an orange butterfly flits the traffic rumbles Kim M. Russell, 26th August 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #47 quest for a (new) masterpiece For this weekend’s meditation we have been challenged to create masterpieces, haiku (or tanka) that will survive over the years like Basho’s ‘old pond’.  We can […]