My response to Carpe Diem Utabukuro #13 For my favourite haiku, I have chosen one by James Berry. I love the way he has personified the banana to convey how much he enjoys it. Settled in the bowl alone, banana lies there cuddle-curved waiting. For my own haiku, I have taken an old […]
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Birches by Moonlight
My response to Carpe Diem 988 Birch silvered by its glow ghostly birches bare branches and bark to the moon © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Rising with Bubbles
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille June 29th 2016 Confucius (551 BC – 479 BC) This week Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to create haiku inspired on a quote by the ancient philosopher Confucius: “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” do not be afraid to dive into the water: rise with the bubbles © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Sweet Seclusion
My response to Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #85 Back in time: Use that quote Chèvrefeuille has asked us to write a haiku, tanka or other form of Japanese poetry inspired by a quote from Lord Byron: ‘There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none […]
Heaven Scent
My response to Carpe Diem Special #211 Joyce Lorenson’s 3rd “May evening” spring honeysuckle dots of colour in the green seducing bees bright summer blooms cascading down the trellis fragrant in late sun © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Sparking the Imagination
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille June 15th 2016 Imagination (art-work by © Chèvrefeuille) synapses are sparked by colourful creation imagination © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Sunshine and Shadow
My response to Carpe Diem #973 Bulgaria Voluptuous heights sweep down to gorge, lake and sea sunshine and shadow. © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.travelguide-en.org
King of the Norfolk Broads
My response to Carpe Diem Special #209 “ripple in the lake” by Joyce Lorenson Kingfisher flickers blue above wind-kissed water wavelets in its wake © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.theguardian.com
Tuscan Lights
My response to Carpe Diem #970 Italy . What a coincidence: I’ve just got back from my daughter’s wedding in Tuscany! Chiusdino’s lights: a twinkling constellation in the evening glow. © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Love and Preparation
My reponse to Carpe Diem Theme Week #4 (7 ): Latifa Prayer lines 6 & 7: “I love” and “I am prepared” For the ‘I love’ prompt, I have chosen a tanka I posted in February: Once an innocent, delicate, blossoming bud, love suddenly comes alive, exploding like an atom expanding our universe. Lotus […]
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