a blank page or screen anticipates poetry words break the silence Kim M. Russell, 2016 Fountain pen wallpaper found on www.leighreyes.com My seventeenth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
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Another Silence
bees have stopped buzzing glassy wings iridescent in winter sunlight Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My sixteenth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
Autumn Symphony
not a whispering or a rustling in the leaves but a symphony of senses: smells and colours proclaim the end of the year Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #29 autumn’s voice In this penultimate episode of the Tanka Splendor month, the prompt is autumn’s voice, in which the challenge is […]
Silver Winter Morning
silent mist and frost stealthy amongst leaves and grass silvering morning Kim M. Russell, 2016 My fifteenth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
The Wreckage of Autumn
the tyrant autumn hauls its ruinous wreckage in a windy wake: leaf skeletons, smears in mud, final traces of colour Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #28 Teika’s Tenth Tanka Writing Technique “Demon-quelling” (prompt: autumn departs) Today Chèvrefeuille has brought us the last Tanka Writing Technique by Teika: demon-quelling – […]
Leaves on the Pond
fading autumn light drops leaves breezily – floats them on the quiet pond Kim M. Russell, 2016 My fourteenth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
Silence of Dreams
in sleep’s dark cocoon echo multitudes of sounds no one else can hear Kim M. Russell, 2016 My thirteenth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
Winter Hope
rotting leaves crumble into Beelzebub blackness of winter humus lit up by waxy berries milk-white hope of mistletoe Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on owlcation.com My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #27 decay Today our prompt is decay and Chèvrefeuille has a tanka of his own: the scent of autumn that sweet smell of […]
Finding the Inner Silence
beyond the heart beat surge of blood and air in lungs body’s quietude Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My twelfth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
To the Top of the Mountain
higher plain awaits beyond the body’s boundaries sweet meditation with each breath another step to the mountain’s snowy peak Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Etsy My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #26 meditation Today our prompt is ‘meditation’ and Chèvrefeuille has shared a few haiku and a tanka to inspire us: dervishes […]
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