A childhood notion Flying deer following stars Cosmic hide and seek © Kim M. Russell, 2015
Tag: Haiku
Carpe Diem Haiku #868
This is based on a real experience that seemed surreal at the time. In a country lane A flying deer jumped one hedge Then cleared the other
Midweek Haiku
Wednesday wanders in Neither beginning nor end A mid-week crisis
Two haikus for the Carpe Diem HWT
Carpe Diem Haiku Writing Techniques #20 Paradox Despite decades and Miles between us, yesterday Is still our today. Capturing senses Bound by imagination Freeing sights and sounds © Kim M. Russell, 2015
Leaning
A Monday morning haiku Above ancient bones Embraced by soil, roots and worms Cold stones are leaning © Kim M. Russell, 2015
Unbidden Itchiness of the Mind
Murky morning brings furtive sparks, Unbidden itchiness of the mind, Blurry notions niggle in the dark, Wrangling about rhyme, Wrestling to escape Before the stanza Collapses. Once, As the sun rose, I tried to tie Its rich ribbons Into knots and bows Of orderly imagery – Tangling knots gagged me, Reduced Aurora into A single […]
Storm
Lash of the gale’s tail Whips willows into frenzy Tinged with winter chill © Kim M. Russell, 2015 I thought I’d get this haiku on before the high winds bring down the power.
Paris 13th November 2015 – a haiku poem
Paris 13th November 2015 The City of Light Beautiful all the year round Not just in springtime ~ Collect your silver Tears of sorrow and despair And bury your dead ~ Stay strong survivors Revolutionaries and Resistance fighters ~ You will not crumble Nor will your streets and buildings The City of Light ~ Image […]
Last Night – a poem developed from some old haikus
Last Night Last night I watched Frayed threads of the horizon Unravel into dusk On a mission To stitch up night’s shadows Into a black velvet backdrop For an embrace Two moons face to face In between our lips An empty space Waiting to be filled By a kiss Image found on pics-about.space This is the […]
A haiku to start the week
Winter Haiku Scarves and hats appear Winter is round the corner Snowball in his hand
writing in north norfolk 