an in-between time when daylight melts into grey a purring feline descends from the willow tree to wander in the shadows Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1294 Twilight In the final episode of CDHK’s celebration month, in which we have wandered down memory lane, we return to a more recent prompt […]
Tag: Five year celebration
Opening Flower
kimono petals jet-black seeds glisten within red poppy opens Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1293 Time Travel, ancient Japanese poetry to inspire you For the penultimate prompt of the CDHK celebration month, Chèvrefeuille has chosen an episode of the ‘Time Travel’ feature, a challenge with ancient Japanese poetry. He says that […]
Winds of Conquest
trees are silhouettes awaiting winds of conquest heralded by clouds Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1292 Winds of Conquest (BrunuhVille) The last musical prompt of October is another composition by BrunuhVille.
Remembering to Forget
mislaid memories pierce fog of forgetfulness small cracks of blue sky Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1291 Remembering to Forget (by Karunesh) Today, CDHK’s last musical weekend starts with another composition by Karunesh, a track called ‘Remembering to Forget’.
Faith
Buddha’s empty hands closed in prayer at the temple open at the gate Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1290 spiritual way – Haiku’s state of mind – zen Today, our trip along memory lane has brought us into 2017 and ‘Carpe Diem’s Namasté, the Spiritual Way’. Our prompt is one of […]
In the Alps
majestic mountains shrouded in a cloak of snow frozen gasp of awe Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1289 Symphony no 11 (The Winter) Today we are being inspired by Joachim Raff’s 7th symphony ‘in the alps.
Pebbles
pebbles in the sand glistening with salty foam touched by hands and waves Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1288 abalone shells Today’s prompt from the past is in memory of Jane Reichhold, who passed away last July. Around that time Chèvrefeuille created a special feature, ‘Universal Jane’ and, in one of […]
Newgrange Solstice
a bend in the Boyne cradles a monument ancient mystery waiting in the gloomy tomb for a ray of solstice sun Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1287 Ireland Chèvrefeuille reminds us that Basho was a travelling haiku poet and, back in the summer of 2016, CDHK had its first Ginko (haiku-walk), […]
Love
more than a feeling small seed growing in the soul a flowering heart Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1286 Love In a new episode of CDHK, today we have an ‘old’ prompt from February 2016, the month in which all prompts were set by our pirate Hamish Managua Gunn and had […]
Conqueror of the Sky
magical moment a heart-stopping bird of prey flying in loose circles Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1285 Conqueror of the Sky Today we are being inspired by a composition by Peter Crowley, entitled ‘conqueror of the sky’, which brought to my mind a party of medieval falconers hunting on horseback with […]
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