winter night descends sky’s stained with a bloody streak a shepherd’s delight Kim M. Russell, 2016 Photograph by David Russell My response to Carpe Diem Special #221 Candy’s Showcase first ” promise in red clouds “ The first Carpe Diem Special of December 2016 id dedicated to Candy, who won the ‘tribute to Jane’ kukai […]
Tag: Haiku
Silent Swimming
no echo, splash or bubbles in a summer pool dry swimming practice Kim M. Russell, 2016 Source In 1922, if you had no access to a pool but still wanted to learn how to swim, you had to make do. My twenty-first haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – […]
A Stolen Kiss
secret stolen kiss lasts as long as our held breaths merging together Kim M. Russell, 2016 This video is created by Elliott Walsh (images and music are copyrighted and the copyright lays with the artists) My response to Carpe Diem #1085 The Kiss (Philip Glass) For today’s prompt, Chèvrefeuille has chosen a piece of music composed by […]
River Serenade
river serenades overhanging summer trees on strains of a breeze Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1084 Serenade (Schubert) Chèvrefeuille says that a beautiful haiku or tanka, or a beautiful piece of music can bring him to tears but also to big smiles. A haiku he wrote recently that brought him to […]
Silent Years
an old photograph passing seasons of silence fading with your face Kim M. Russell, 2016 My nineteenth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
An Air of Bach
chilly sky lightens notes rise and fall, swell and fade morning melody Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1083 Air (Bach) In this episode, Chèvrefeuille has shared ‘Air’, a piece of music by one of his favourite composers, J.S. Bach, as well as information about the composer. heavenly music birds praising their […]
Silence of the Light Bulb
electric light bulb a halo of noisy light – someone flicks the switch Kim M. Russell, 2016 My eighteenth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
Raindrops and Music
an open window they drip from my umbrella preludes and raindrops Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1082 Raindrops (Chopin) December 2016 is all about letting the music inspire us. In this first episode, Chèvrefeuille hopes to inspire us with a beautiful piece of music by Chopin, about whom he has given us […]
Blank Silence
a blank page or screen anticipates poetry words break the silence Kim M. Russell, 2016 Fountain pen wallpaper found on www.leighreyes.com My seventeenth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
Making Tracks
chill winds gust and blow wrong types of leaves on the tracks – autumn waves goodbye Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.hdnicewallpapers.com My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille, November 30th 2016, departure Today is November 30th, the last day of this month, which can also be considered the last day of autumn, […]
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