bubbles encircle water lilies frog chorus © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1049 Fish and frogs Chèvrefeuille has given us examples of some ‘strange’ modern kigo in Jane Reichhold’s “A Dictionary of Haiku”, one of which is today’s prompt: fish and frogs. heron silence landing in the middle of frog silence […]
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Beached
alone on a beach wave-tumbled water-worn stone enveloped in sand © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1048 stones Today our prompt is stones and Chèvrefeuille has given us examples of haiku by Jane Reichold: moon meditation in a glow of sparkles the stone peaks spring when stones speak of running water tree stone […]
Riddles and Puddles
rainbows in puddles: mirror reflections of sky or nature’s street art? © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1047 riddles (delayed post) (had to be “puddles”) – Chèvrefeuille has given us examples of “riddle” haiku: A fallen blossom returning to the bough, I thought — But no, a butterfly. […]
Salute to the Sun
through morning windows choral symphony of birds salute to the sun Image found on Pinterest And one I posted back in February: ribbons of colour criss-cross dawn’s rosy heaven sun bursts into day Image found on www.nasa.gov © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1046 dawn Today the prompt is ‘dawn’, with the […]
As spring fades
as spring fades nature covers pastel shades with summer brightness © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1045 departing spring Chèvrefeuille has chosen the theme of departing spring as our prompt today, even though it is autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and almost spring in the Southern Hemisphere. He has chosen […]
Mystery of Sleep
a glimmer of dawn seeps through a tissue of mist the dream is over © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1044 Mysteries Today our prompt, taken from Jane Reichhold’s “A Dictionary of Haiku”, is mysteries, with a haiku by Jane to inspire us: dreams the tightrope we walk without a net […]
Empty Echoes
in an empty house the tock of a ticking clock reverberating reminder of remaining seconds, minutes, days and years © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.dailymail.co.uk My response to Carpe Diem #1043 emptiness Today we are starting with the spring section of “A Dictionary of Haiku” by Jane Reichhold and the prompt is emptiness, a very […]
Early Morning Peace
light announces day nothing disturbs morning peace darkness creeps away © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1042 peace Another prompt from Jane Reichhold’s saijiki “A Dictionary of Haiku”, is ‘peace’, mentioned as a modern kigo in the New Years section of her saijiki. Chèvrefeuille has given us examples of Jane’s […]
Calming Conifers
on a mountain top crown of majestic cedars sweet incense drifting fragrance of needles a soft cushion for my head soothing me to sleep © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on http://www.telegraph.co.uk My response to Carpe Diem #1041 Pines Today’s prompt in the tribute month for Jane Reichhold is ‘pines’; it’s also […]
Angel Wings
in the dead of night when everything is quiet single feather falls air is stirred by angel wings soothing a soul back to sleep © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on signsofangels.net My response to Carpe Diem #1040 Angels This month all the prompts are from Jane’s Saijiki “A Dictionary of Haiku”. In every episode Chèvrefeuille […]
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