I wrap myself in darknessto escape the blindinglight of every day:the cup of early morning tea,the cheerful radio host,and birdsong in the garden,when all I craveis the quiet of the grave. I wait for the end of a daywhen there is no moon,only frosted starsin an otherwise black night,and the quiet flight of batscoming home […]
Tag: Haiku
Two AI Micro Poems
Mist – A Haiku translucent dawninga light, flimsy mist swallowspieces of old cardboard Granite – A Didactic Cinquain graniteimpervious, greystand, shine, survivesymbolising all things unweatheredrock Kim M. Russell (and some artificial intelligence), 23rd February 2023 Image by Jeppe Hove Jensen on Unsplash It’s Thursday and we’re Meeting the Bar over at the dVerse Poets Pub […]
Nature’s Haiku
trees cast blue patterns against a blank sheet of snow nature’s own haiku Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Photos Public Domain Day ten of Carpe Diem’s Spring Retreat 2017 fragile beauty Chèvrefeuille has welcomed us to the Spring Retreat 2017. Last year we had two retreats: one in summer and one in winter. This year […]
Silence – Reprise
silence lies between rhythm, chords and melody dark blue disquiet © Kim M. Russell, 2016 I have chosen and slightly re-written a haiku I published last February as my twenty-eighth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
Musical Dreams
in musical dreams fingers conjure golden notes echo of cello Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1092 Fantasy in G-moll for Cello and Piano by Fanny Mendelssohn Our musical inspiration for today is by another female composer, Fanny Mendelssohn, a German pianist and composer who composed over 460 pieces of music: Fantasy […]
Winter Willow – Reprise
winter willow wept shedding golden leafy tears not a sound was heard Kim M. Russell, 2015 I have chosen and re-written a haiku I published in 2015 as my twenty-seventh haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
Allegro
frost in the garden allegro con spirito everything glitters Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1091 Sonata in E, Op. 1/3 by Cecilia Maria Barthélemon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rk_iv0RD0E Chèvrefeuille has shared another piece of music by a female composer, Cecilia Maria Barthélemon (1767-1859), an English singer, composer, pianist, and organist who published sonatas and […]
The Silence of a Smile
a smile is silent yet its message can be heard in a thunderstorm Kim M. Russell, 2016 My twenty-sixth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
Heavenly Harpsichord
dulcet choir of strings floating on a cloud of notes moths drawn to a flame Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1090 Harpsichord Concerto 1st Movement by Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini
Silent Winter Sun
behind winter clouds the sun is waiting to burst into spring giggles Kim M. Russell, 2016 My twenty-fifth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
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