pale moonflower blooms potent with fragrant pollen a fluttering moth Kim M. Russell, 10th June 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1450 Moonflower (yuugao) For today’s prompt we have another classical summer kigo, taken from the sub-division ‘plants’: moonflower (yuugao). Chèvrefeuille has shared a few example haiku by Basho (including the first haiku he wrote […]
Tag: Kigo
Afterglow
a shower of sparks fades pink on the horizon euphoria glow Kim M. Russell, 7th June 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1448 afterglow (yuuyake) Today’s kigo is ‘afterglow’, which means ‘burnt evening’ or yuuyake, the glow of the sky at sunset.
Shincha
early cup of tea infusing leaves in water an innocent joy Kim M. Russell, 6th June 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1447 new tea (shincha) Carpe Diem’s theme for this month, ‘One Sunny Day’is all about season words and the classical kigo for Summer, as used by the classical haiku poets. Today’s kigo is […]
Hana Tachibana
white-gloved petal hand orange scent of abundance a wave and it’s gone Kim M. Russell, 4th June 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1446 mandarin orange blossoms (hana tachibana) Today’s classical kigo prompt is ‘mandarin orange blossoms’.
Kawasemi
mirrored in water flashes of blue and orange kingfisher lightning Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1219 Kingfisher (Kawasemi) Today in our exploration of the classical and non-classical kigo (seasonword) for summer, we have a classical kigo and another fishing bird, the kingfisher (kawasemi). Chèvrefeuille reminds us that […]
Eclipsed
darkling summer moon a celestial shadow overpowering light Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on bbc.co.uk My response to Carpe Diem #1218 Solar Eclipse Today’s prompt is ‘solar eclipse’, a “modern kigo” for summer, taken from Jane Reichhold’s A Dictionary of Haiku. For inspiration, Chèvrefeuille has shared a number of Jane’s haiku on this kigo, […]
Ukai
silver fish tail flaps cormorant stretches black wings bonded by a snare Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1217 Cormorant fishing (Ukai) In a month all about classical and non-classical kigo (seasonwords), today has shared a haiku by Basho: so fascinating but then so sad: cormorant fishing boat […]
Cold Sake
ice cold alcohol burns and tingles lips and tongue hot summer kiss Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on bbc.com My response to Carpe Diem #1215 cold sake (hiyazake) This month we are exploring the kigo for summer and today Chèvrefeuille has chosen a classical kigo: hiyazake or cold sake. He explains that sake is a […]
Dawn 5th July 2017
this summer morning I whisper happy birthday your ghost vanishes Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1214 dawn In a new episode of Haiku Kai, Chèvrefeuille has brought us another modern kigo for summer, taken from Jane Reichhold’s A Dictionary of Haiku, dawn. Mine is rather personal. I would also like to […]
Spring Breath
first morning of spring nature takes an icy breath exhaling colour Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1183 first day of spring (haruno saisho no hi) Chèvrefeuille says that this month he is taking us back to the classical haiku by exploring classical kigo (season words) for spring. He reminds us that […]
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