My response to Carpe Diem Theme Week #1 episode 3 The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying Insight 2 “through the chinks comes the light” Opening curtains After a long dark winter Sunny day bursts in © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest
Tag: Haiku
A Kiss from Heaven
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille – inspired by a quote from one of my favourite artists, Friedensreich Hundertwasser In muddy puddles Every crystalline raindrop A kiss from heaven © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest
Transformations
My response to Bastet’s One Month of Haiga – Transformations Hard ground under grass Impermeable with frost Green blades remain sharp Caress of spring light Leaves lawns and meadows embossed Diamonds of dew Sun’s softening rays Remind us all is not lost Splashes of colour © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Evil
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle Bonus Good vs Evil – I think I’ve used all 12 words! Ravaged by its sin Malignant anathema Dripping evil bile Possesses realms of darkness With monstrous, ominous smile Adversarial Fallen angel of disgrace Grimace on its face © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Touching Mars
My response to Carpe Diem #918 Touch/Tactioception (Pain) If I could touch Mars Extended contours in space Would it feel red? © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on http://www.telegraph.co.uk
Exposure
My response to Bastet’s Month of Haiga – Haiga 13 –late winter Bare, bent and twisted Tree turns its back on winter Yearning for spring buds © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Valentine Compass
My response to Carpe Diem #917 direction Compass of my heart Points me in your direction No signposts required © Kim M. Russell, 2016
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
Haiku for Mum
I am reposting a haiku/senryu as a response to Carpe Diem #915 Melody on the theme of Mother. I wrote it back in the summer after visiting my mother in the care home where she has been living for nearly two years. She has Pick’s disease, a form of dementia. Although you’re fading, Your smile is […]
Love and Hope
My response to Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #69 An Essay About Real Love – this chain of haiku describes the scene at the bottom of my garden In the wild garden innocent snowdrops embrace a wizened plum tree a wizened plum tree raises blossomless branches snowdrops at its roots snowdrops at its roots give […]
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