My response to Carpe Diem Haiku Writing Techniques #25 The Technique of Narrowing Focus Crowded winter copse lattice of leaveless branches one sturdy trunk © Kim M. Russell, 2015
Tag: Haiku
First Day of January
My response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #76 Year&New In the early hours The newborn year is pristine Worn in by lunchtime © Kim M. Russell, 2015
First haiku of the week
Lonely Words Watery words weep Steeped in hours of lonely thoughts Talking to myself © Kim M. Russell, 2015
Unwrapping a Sunset
My response to Carpe Diem Seven Days Before Christmas 2015 #4 presents Christmas came early Your gift, this evening’s sunset, Too big for the tree © Kim M. Russell, 2015
A Christmas Haibun
This is for the Carpe Diem Extra #43 Carpe Diem Kamishibai Kurisumasu When I was sixteen years old I moved to Cologne in Germany. I remember my first Christmas market vividly, with the aroma of pancakes and waffles, sauerkraut and wurst. It was in one of the many small marketplaces, I can’t recall which one, […]
And finally, for this Saturday…
A haiku Flock of Gulls Turning on a wing Gulls dip to water’s surface Flocking in sea foam © Kim M. Russell, 2015 Image found on Pinterest
Overgrown Garden
My response to Carpe Diem Haiku Writing Techniques #23 finding the divine in the common – a deeper spiritual meaning Through tangled branches Of the overgrown garden Patch of sky breaks through ©Kim M. Russell, 2015
Coyote
My response to RonovanWrites’ #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #75 Charm&Look Little prairie wolf Gregarious and vocal Wily and feral ©Kim M. Russell, 2015 Image found on www.huffingtonpost.com
Snowflake Tears
My response to Carpe Diem #880 Secrets unveiled of the Deep North: coolness, cloud peaks, not permitted to tell Snowflakes on eyelash Crystals descended from clouds Become tracks of tears © Kim M. Russell, 2015 Image found on www.pinterest.com
A response to Carpe Diem #877
Winter Willow Wept Winter willow wept Shedding tears of leaves Not a sound was heard ©Kim M. Russell, 2015