juvenile magpie still unpractised in flying squats under the willow tree little kingfisher flashes turquoise upriver an accomplished acrobat Kim M. Russell, 4th August 2019 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #96 Little Ones: Sedoka In the first weekend meditation of August 2019, our challenge is to create a different kind of Japanese […]
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Sunflower Harvest
in a wind-swept field sun-burnt faces disperse seeds cloudburst of finches Kim M. Russell, 28th July 2019 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #95 Quest for a new masterpiece: sunflowers It’s the weekend again and a new meditation at CDHK, where our challenge is to create a new masterpiece haiku or tanka on the […]
Crow
dusk and leaves fall with the weight of a crow a branch bends Kim M. Russell, 22nd July 2019 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #94 Crow (Photo-shopping haiku) Having only just returned from a visit to my daughter and grandson, I’m late responding to this weekend’s meditation. The challenge this weekend was an […]
Bicycle Utopia
in a quiet world the tinkling of bicycles bells and a warm breeze Kim M. Russell, 14th July 2019 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #93 Carpe Diem’s Utopia: transportation For this weekend’s meditation we have a new episode of our Carpe Diem’s Utopia, a challenge you to create classical haiku or tanka with […]
Sun Rays
under the willow mid-day sun plays hide and seek nature’s parasol Kim M. Russell, 7th July 2019 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #92 Quest for a new masterpiece: Sun Rays This weekend’s meditation with Carpe Diem’s Haiku Kai is another challenge to create a new masterpiece that follows the classical rules on the […]
Silent Pond
a nightingale’s song breaking silence of the pond flowering lotus a nightingale’s song warbling from the depths of night silvered by the moon breaking silence of the pond a breath of wind blows the reeds bubbles rise in mud flowering lotus a satellite of the moon orbiting the pond Kim M. Russell, 2nd June 2019 […]
Breathing Utopian Air
honeysuckle pervades in the night darkened garden sunset afterglow Kim M. Russell, 26th May 2019 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #86 A New Feature: Carpe Diem’s Utopia This weekend we are meditating with a new feature: Carpe Diem’s Utopia, based on the idea of a perfect place, community or society. The goal […]
Photo-Shopped Cherry Blossom
even old men open their eyes to New Year cherry blossoms Kim M. Russell, 19th May 2019 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #85 Photo-shopping Haiku (2) Cherry Blossom For this weekend’s meditation we have another episode of the new feature: ‘Photo-Shopping Haiku’, in which we tweak or make a little change to a […]
Fearless Pheasant
handsome cock pheasant strutting closer to the cat burnished head erect Kim M. Russell, 12th May 2019 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #84 Quest for a new masterpiece: Movement (Undou) This weekend the challenge is to create a new masterpiece, a haiku that will last forever and will be known by a lot […]
Thoughts of Life
icicles hanging at the gutter of the old mansion sun’s reflections mirroring moments of life […]
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