elegant heron balancing on slender legs brushstrokes in the sky Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1336 Elegance Today is the last of December 2017’s regular episodes, in which we have explored the beauty of Paulo Coelho’s novels. Our inspirational quote is from The Witch of Portobello: “Elegance is the correct posture […]
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Heron Twilight
The lens of day’s diminishing light freezes in the final blaze of sunset a sky-borne pterodactyl silhouette, whose serrated wings and compass-needle head trail a heron’s gangly legs. Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Saturday’s Mix This week, Teresa would like us to look at silhouettes, which have […]
Heron Zen
high in the treetops on an empty nest of sticks she lifts crown feathers raises heavy heron wings stretches head and neck skywards Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Namasté, The Spiritual Way #6 Haiku’s State of Mind – Zen This week Chèvrefeuille has decided to inspire us with Zen Buddhism, because it’s […]
Heron at Twilight
lens of fading light freezes sky-borne silhouette a pterodactyl serrated shadowy wings trailing heron’s gangly legs © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Special Japanese Poetry In The Lowlands #1 Jeanine Hoedemakers’ This month Chèvrefeuille is introducing us to Dutch haiku poets and the first episode is about Jeanine Hoedemakers, […]
Dream Fishing
My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge # 103 Basho’s “a flash of lightning!” inazuma ya yami no kata yuku goi no koe a flash of lightning— passing through the darkness a night heron’s scream © Basho (1644-1694) statue still it waits for prey in the shallows of my dreams © Kim M. Russell, 2016 […]
Master Fisher
Two Haiga in response to Carpe Diem #960 fishing Images found on Pinterest and www.rspb.org.uk
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