by a mossy grave spattered with rain and snowdrops pulling winter weeds Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2017 (unconditional) love For this year’s Summer Retreat, Chèvrefeuille has chosen the theme ‘(unconditonal) love’. The retreat will last for a period of 30 days and the goal […]
Tag: Snowdrops
Fragile Elegance
the garden awakes turning fragile bells skyward elegant snowdrops Kim M. Russell, 2017 Day eight of Carpe Diem’s Spring Retreat 2017 fragile beauty Chèvrefeuille has welcomed us to the Spring Retreat 2017. Last year we had two retreats: one in summer and one in winter. This year he has planned four retreats following the seasons […]
Spring is on its Way
gardens are studded with the buds of next summer and snowdrops flower Kim M. Russell, 2017 Third day of Carpe Diem’s Spring Retreat 2017 fragile beauty Chèvrefeuille has welcomed us to the Spring Retreat 2017. Last year we had two retreats: one in summer and one in winter. This year he has planned four retreats following […]
The Edge of Spring
on the edge of spring among frosty rotting leaves sprinkling of snowdrops Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Special #224 Candy’s 4th Yellow School bus This is the last CD-Special of 2016 and the last with poems by Candy, winner of the ‘Tribute to Jane’ kukai. blue dragonflies dart along the edge […]
Hopeful Snowdrops
bare trees and grey sky long winter nights stretch ahead stars and icicles hopeful snowdrops awaken early tender shoots of spring © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Special #218 Dolores’ 2nd “dreaming of spring” For this second CD-Special of September, Chèvrefeuille has chosen another tanka by Dolores, “dreaming of spring” that […]
Yielding to Plum Blossom
My response to Carpe Diem Theme Week 3: Magnolia Blossoms, haiku by Soseki Natsume; 2: plum flower temple expectant snowdrops at the feet of the plum tree yield to new blossoms © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Snowdrop’s Chill
My response to Carpe Diem Special #198 Hamish Gunn’s 4th Petal lanterns white waxen petals droop with weight of morning frost forefinger tingles © Kim M. Russell, 2016
