washed with twilight rain scarlet-hued hibiscus blooms a lovely sunset Kim M. Russell, 3rd December 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1790 A Lovely Sunset The first episode of a new month of CDHK is a double one and ‘Never Change A Winning Team’ continues into December. The first challenge is to ‘revise’ a haiku […]
Tag: Matsuo Basho
Revised Old Pond
same old pond behind yellow roses the splash of a frog Kim M. Russell, 14th November 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1780 The Old Pond by Basho Today we have a ‘Revise That Haiku’ challenge, in which we have been given one of the best-known haiku by Matsuo Basho, as well as the story […]
Basho’s Journey
coming to the eye especially at this time May’s Mount Fuji rising in a clear blue sky […]
A Field of Dried Grass
a field of dried grass orchestra of grasshoppers sending me to sleep Kim M. Russell, 1st November 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1773 Kick Off: A Field of Dried Grass (Basho) White rabbits! Pinch, punch, first day of the month! In the first episode of November, Carpe Diem’s new theme is ‘Never Change A […]
Crow in the Mist
in a mist-cloaked tree only the caw of a crow a shrunken shadow Kim M. Russell, 24th October 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1768 Crows In today’s episode of Carpe Diem’s month of birthday celebration, our theme is crows, taking inspiration from Basho’s crow haiku.
Crow
dusk and leaves fall with the weight of a crow a branch bends Kim M. Russell, 22nd July 2019 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #94 Crow (Photo-shopping haiku) Having only just returned from a visit to my daughter and grandson, I’m late responding to this weekend’s meditation. The challenge this weekend was an […]
Chestnuts by the Eaves
people in the world too busy to stop and look stuck in their own lives hardly notice these blossoms dripping from branches they only see leaves chestnuts by the eaves welcome shade on a hot day close enough to touch Kim M. Russell, 5th June 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1674 Troiku Month […]
Another Year Gone
another year is gone a traveller’s shade on my head, straw sandals at my feet Matsuo Basho old places are left behind unknown landscapes lie ahead Kim M. Russell, 16th May 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1665 Tan Renga Challenge Month May 2019 (12) ‘special’ Basho: Miscanthus bud Today […]
Watching a Snail
I bow to my master Matsuo Basho told me the way to watch a snail Chèvrefeuille haiku spiral from its shell and unravel in its trail Kim M. Russell Kim M. Russell, 13th May 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1662 Tan Renga Challenge Month May 2019 (9) Watching a Snail In the first episode […]
Chestnut
autumn moonlight– a worm digs silently into the chestnut Basho (Tr. Jane Reichhold) soon both will fall from the tree brief life on a small planet Kim M. […]
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