My response to Carpe Diem #917 direction Compass of my heart Points me in your direction No signposts required © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Tag: Carpe Diem
Banishing the Frost
My response to Carpe Diem #916 Temperature (Warmth/ Coolness) Early morning frost Embellishing blades of grass Melted by the sun Melted by the sun Artifice of winter fades Silver turns to green Silver turns to green Grey branches dappled with buds Spring is in the air © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Courtesan
I reworked ‘Floating’, a poem I posted on 4th November 2015, into two haiku as a response to Carpe Diem Special #196 Hamish Gunn’s 2nd “on the street corner” gift-wrapped courtesan gorgeous ikebana bloom inscrutable face world of the teahouse floating on tides of pleasure artifice and art © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image […]
Yoga Undou
My response to Carpe Diem #912 Movement/Proprioception Tension and release Muscles ripple below skin Yoga pose is born Breathing in and out Music of body and soul Salute to the sun Every breath and move A step to meditation A human temple © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest
Message of Spring
My response to Carpe Diem Special #195 Hamish Managua Gunn’s first “full snow moon” Winter’s tapestry of branches, bark and damp earth is torn asunder by emerging shoots and buds a silent message of spring © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on pixabay.com
Plum Blossom
My response to Carpe Diem #906 Ume-no-hana (ume flower) Scent of plum blossom Wavering on a spring breeze Whisper of petals Washed away by gentle rain Certain they will bloom again © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest
A Cup of Jasmine Tea
My tanka in response to Carpe Diem #905 Throw That Pebble #3 drinking tea fragrant steam rises hovers above the tea cup waiting for two lips to press against porcelain and taste sweet jasmine flowers © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on boisdejasmin.com
White Dusted Meadow
My contribution to Carpe Diem Renga Party #2 white dusted meadow each crystal or flake piece of a larger jigsaw covering earth’s green © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Great Cold
My response to Carpe Diem #900 Daikan (Great cold) Every blade of grass Silver white with morning frost Bows to the great cold © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.graniterock.co.uk
Broken Gate
My response to Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #66 Teika’s Ten Tanka Techniques by Jane Reichhold Creak of broken gate Buffeted by winter wind Wood is grey and bare Held up by long grass and weeds Rusty latch bleeds on fingers © Kim M. Russell, 2016
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