the rattling of reeds ruffled by the chilly wind the cool wall’s shelter the rattling of reeds wakes me from my midday nap the artless garden ruffled by the chilly wind shades of green surge and billow in a waking dream the cool wall’s shelter covered with moss and lichen cushion for my feet Kim […]
Tag: Carpe Diem
Chrysanthemum Dew
how glorious young green leaves flash in the sun revealing new tenderness after glorious blossom a skylark sings the pheasant’s voice is the instrumental music following the dawn chorus a composition for two early summer rains falling so heavily they cover up the waterfall conjures rainbows and applause long after the thunderstorm passing through autumn […]
The Autumn Full Moon
tinted with harvest pumpkins and wind-fall apples the moon’s pregnant pause Kim M. Russell, 8th July 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #40 Sparkling Stars … “the autumn full moon” This weekend we’re going down Memory Lane on a trip back in time to a special feature. ‘Sparkling Stars’, which is similar to […]
A Distant Mountain
paulownia leaves dappling dusty mountain tracks a ray of sunlight paulownia leaves heart-shaped parasols quiver a young girl’s dowry dappling dusty mountain tracks saplings are dancing embracing the breeze a ray of sunlight painting clouds red and purple twilit peak glows Kim M. Russell, 1st July 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #40 […]
Logged Tree
logged tree see the larger cut end is a harvest moon pale rings of age radiate […]
Morning Snow
icy flakes flutter feathering an eagle’s nest early morning snow Kim M. Russell, 24th June 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Crossroads #12 young birds are raised For this episode of Carpe Diem Crossroads we have two haiku written by Ryokan (1758-1831): river in winter soaring over peaks an eagle spots its prey hedge […]
On Ice
Cold-blooded fish swim deep in a frozen river – eyes stare as we glide. Kim M. Russell, 24th June 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #38 A Trip Along Memory Lane #1 Carpe Diem Special In this new episode of Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation we have a new feature, Carpe Diem Special, the […]
Shifting Sands of Time
on an empty beach snow is tinged pink with sunset scattered sakura on an empty beach the sands of time are shifting with the ebbing tide snow is tinged pink with sunset washed away by waves melting into foam scattered sakura billows on a scented breeze a burgeoning blush Kim M. Russell, 17th June 2018 […]
Of Age and Cherry Trees
inside the temple visitors cannot know cherries are blooming their ephemeral flowers blushing like youthful geisha the old woman a cherry tree blooming in old age is something to remember branches laden with blossom trembling in a brisk spring breeze what a sprout a dewdrop seeps down the nodes of generations of bamboo youthful innocence […]
Awake
awake before dawn — the creak of the wooden stairs swollen with the heat Kim M. Russell, 10th June 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #36 “like Basho” This weekend’s meditation special feature is a new one called ‘Deep Within Self’, in which the goal is to create haiku, tanka or other Japanese […]
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