kissed by dragonfly early morning lotus petals unfolding sunlight © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on http://www.theguardian.com My response to Carpe Diem Special (2nd guest) Kala Ramesh’s 3rd “lotus viewing” Today Chèvrefeuille has presented the third CD Special by Kala Ramesh and inspired us with some of her haiku. lotus viewing . . . the […]
Tag: Haiku
Bible Stories
antiquated words gilded rites and rituals metaphor of life © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image by Paul Militaru https://photopaulm.com My response to Carpe Diem Imagination With Paul Militaru #3 the Holy Bible Today Chèvrefeuille has presented us with a photograph by Paul Militaru of a Holy Bible to inspire us to create haiku or tanka.
Beads and Wishes
drops from a rainbow strung into stars and fishes collage of wishes © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1075 beads (in honor of Jane) Today’s prompt is beads in honor of Jane, as one of her creative activities was creating pieces of art with beads. Chèvrefeuille has shared examples from a calendar for […]
Hibernacula
under the willow autumn piles up damp decay toad hibernation © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on http://www.rspb.org.uk/ My response to Carpe Diem Special (3rd guest) Herman van Rompuy’s 2nd “inaugurate spring” Chèvrefeuille has brought us another CD Special by Herman van Rompuy, former president of Belgium and former president of the EU. Here is his […]
The Magic of Knitting
nimble fingers knit looping and slipping rainbows – needlework haiku © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image of yarn bombing in London found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1074 knitting wool Today Chèvrefeuille has given us another nice tool for art: knitting wool, from which we can create wonderful woollen clothes, puppets, spider web artwork, […]
Haiku Round the Clock
a rusting rainbow autumn’s bronze and copper hues splashed by seagull grey cranes fly overhead feathers like cherry blossom love glows in sunset sunflower petals radiant in a blue sky helianthus clouds autumn butterfly in search of summer nectar floats in a beer glass © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Full Circle […]
Three Dimensional
three dimensional words and imagery emerge sculpture on a page © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Images found on www.independent.co.uk My response to Carpe Diem #1073 3D print(er) Today Chèvrefeuille has presented us with an episode about one of the modern ways to create art, 3D printing, and told us about The Unseen Art Project, an initiative to make […]
Illustrating Haiku
watercolour words seep out of light and shadow animated scenes © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Haiga by Buson part of Narrow Road to the Deep North (source: wikiart) My response to Carpe Diem #1072 paint In this new episode of Carpe Diem, Chèvrefeuille has presented us with a regular prompt, another art tool: paint. He has […]
Wings and Leaves
sunset silhouettes of crow-black wings gathering leaves on empty trees © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Special (3rd guest) Herman van Rompuy “the night has fallen” Chèvrefeuille has introduced us to Herman van Rompuy, Belgian politician who formerly served as Prime Minister of Belgium and then as the […]
Lap Cat
curled up in my lap rumble of contented purr touch of silky fur © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille October 5th 2016 your pet Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to create a haiku about our pets.
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