clusters of petals snatched and scattered by the wind blush of confetti Kim M. Russell, 28th April 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1652 Cherry Petals (modern kigo) In the penultimate episode of April 2019, in which we have explored modern and classical kigo for spring, our challenge involves a modern kigo taken from Jane […]
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Breakfast Renga
early morning rain the dry sound inside the cabin of oatmeal cooking comfort in heat of a pot […]
Puddle
a single puddle beside an abandoned car leaking rainbows Kim M. Russell, 11th April 2019 My response to Carpe Diem 1646 Puddles (modern kigo) In another episode in which we are exploring the season words (kigo) for spring, we have another modern kigo for spring taken from Jane Reichhold’s Dictionary of Haiku: ‘puddles’: floating clouds […]
Abalone
out of darkness glittering imprints of waves sea change is coming Kim M. Russell, 11th April 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1645 Abalone (modern kigo) Today we have a modern kigo by Jane Reichhold, taken from her saijiki: shades of art deco lying on the beach abalone shells colors of seafoam in the abalone […]
Hail
tulips from my love hidden between soft petals a thawing hailstone Kim M. Russell, 11th April 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1644 Hail (modern kigo) In another episode of this month’s kigo for spring, we have a modern kigo taken from Jane Reichhold’s Dictionary of Haiku: ‘hail’.
Light – a renga with Jane
dawn’s faint hour squeezes in heart-run veins light in every limb a blood-red sun banishing […]
Springtime with Jane
rippling grass wind moves up the hill light waves the gentlest of caresses […]
April Wedding
blossoming plum trees soaked by showery breeze wedding confetti Kim M. Russell, 25th March 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1633 Wedding In today’s episode of ‘A New Route Leaving Kumano Kodo’ we have another modern kigo for spring, taken from A Dictionary of Haiku: ‘wedding’. We’ve been given a couple of examples of haiku […]
Sunday Morning
Sunday morning all the waves in white kneeling on the beach Jane Reichhold (1937-2016) shifting pebbles on the tide in a seaside rosary Kim M. Russell, 11th February 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1604 Tan Renga Challenge Month 2019 (8) Sunday morning Today we have a haiku by Jane Reichhold from which to create […]
Bright Enough
bright enough to write a poem the cold moon Jane Reichhold ice is invisible ink frosting haiku in the trees Kim M. Russell, 3rd February 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1598 Tan Renga Challenge Month […]
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