thirsty for knowledge spring raindrops bounce off our tongues pearls of wisdom Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1182 drop of rain In the last regular episode of CDHK’s exploration of Persian poetry, ‘praise to the emptiness’ Chèvrefeuille has shared a poem by Saadi The Pearl and the […]
Tag: Persian poet
Broken Heart Sijo
My heart has been splintered, a broken glass of bitter wine. I was once a rose, now I’ve become a thorn in your side. I must find a new glass in which to gather bitter tears. Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem @1181 broken heart Today we have […]
Night Flight
leaving the runway lights above and lights below penetrating night Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1180 departure Today Chèvrefeuille has written about spiritual growth and the ‘time of Aquarius’, which he has linked to Persian poetry and the theme for this month: ‘praise to the emptiness’. He […]
Spring Arises
fresh young shoots arise crumbling winter’s iron earth bursting into spring Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1179 Arise In this episode, Chèvrefeuille has introduced us to a well known nineteenth century Persian poetess, Tahirih: Arise O slumbering one, the beloved has arrived, arise! Brush off the dust of sleep and self, […]
No Words
in a starry sky a silent display of light heavenly language Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1174 silence Chèvrefeuille says today’s poem is a difficult one to understand: Silence Nothing is better for an ignorant man than silence, and if he were to consider it to be suitable, he would not […]
Star Without a Name
anonymous light illuminates a clear sky new star falls to Earth Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on aliens. wiki.com My response to Carpe Diem #1172 filtered light Today we have a poem by Rumi to meditate and contemplate, which is entitled ‘a star without a name’ and describes how humankind came to the world, […]
A True Friend
a true friend’s doorway offers shelter and succour to the injured soul soothes the exhausted body and repairs the wounded heart Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image of the painting ‘The Restorer Of Wounded Heart’ by Madalena Lobao-Tello found on Fine Art America. My response to Carpe Diem #1171 wounded heart Today Chèvrefeuille has brought us […]
Flirtation
in dancing shadows thrown by a flickering flame a flash of bright eyes and pout of a flower mouth burn young men’s hearts to ashes Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1167 The Dancer In this new episode of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, Chèvrefeuille has shared a poem […]
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