Bees

bees dance weaving between buzz and hum drunk with pollen Kim M. Russell, 2017   My response to Carpe Diem Utabukuro #2 solar eclipse August 21st 2017 This weekend we have an Utabukuro episode, in which Chèvrefeuille asks us to share a favourite haiku or tanka and write an all new haiku or tanka inspired […]

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, […]