a piece of charcoal in the hand of an artist can perform magic sketches of a charcoal fire thaw the cold heart of winter Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor 25th Teika’s 9th Tanka Writing Technique “Exquisite Detail” (prompt: charcoal) Today Chèvrefeuille has presented Teika’s 9th […]
Tag: Carpe Diem
Black Earth
in the cold black earth bones sleep for eternity without blossoming full to bursting with new life bulbs await warm touch of spring Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #24 Black Earth In this episode, Chèvrefeuille has given us a bit of a strange prompt, ‘black […]
White Silence
bridging a lonely road rainbow of water and fog renders us speechless Kim M. Russell, 2016 My eleventh haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
The Silence of Space
a dense fog of stars, planets, gas and dust fizzes silently in space Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Just Space space | Tumblr My tenth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
A Strident Crow
a raggedy crow gargoyle hunched on a bare branch shreds clouds with its caw watches with a shiny eye threads tangle in autumn sky © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #23 crows For today’s prompt Chèvrefeuille has brought us ‘crows’ and the famous crow haiku by […]
After the Storm
north wind has died down rain no longer drums on roofs just silent puddles © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pixabay My ninth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
Solitude
in his solitude only the poet speaks words quiet and content © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Rainer Maria Rilke at his desk. Image found on duino-elegies.tumblr.com My eighth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
Przejście (Transition): the anonymous pedestrians of Wroclaw
the weight of bronze hearts sinks in anonymity below the junction daily traffic flows, feet tread and the disappeared return © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #22 Teika’s 8th Tanka Writing Technique – Novel Treatment (prompt: blues) and linked to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Tuesday Platform In today’s episode of […]
Gaudy Trap
threads of bright raindrops hang in the frosty hedgerow autumn necklaces sparkling and captivating – a hungry spider’s waiting © Kim M. Russell, 2016 spider web by LeQuip on DeviantArt My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #21 Spider’s Web Today we have an autumn prompt, ‘spider’s web’, and Chèvrefeuille has shared a haiga with the following […]
Guilty Chrysanthemum
imperial blooms and golden globes of autumn chrysanthemum sprays in churches and hospitals guilt at the petrol station © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.dailymail.co.uk My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #20 Chrysanthemums In this episode of Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor, following yesterday’s 7th Tanka Writing Technique by Teika, ‘clever treatment’, Chèvrefeuille’s prompt is […]
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