single yellow leaf the first on the cherry tree it hung there all week yesterday the wind blew strong the yellow leaf has fallen Kim M. Russell, 9th September 2018 My response to Carpe DiemTanka Splendour: Autumn Leaves Tanka Splendour has just been restarted, with the weekly challenge of creating a Tanka on a given […]
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Not lost in the woods, just walking
how can you be lost with light filtering through leaves on a woodland walk? with nature as companion paths are never far away Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #30 pilgrimage We have reached the last episode of Tanka Splendor month, in which we learned Ten Tanka Writing Techniques by […]
Autumn Symphony
not a whispering or a rustling in the leaves but a symphony of senses: smells and colours proclaim the end of the year Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #29 autumn’s voice In this penultimate episode of the Tanka Splendor month, the prompt is autumn’s voice, in which the challenge is […]
The Wreckage of Autumn
the tyrant autumn hauls its ruinous wreckage in a windy wake: leaf skeletons, smears in mud, final traces of colour Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #28 Teika’s Tenth Tanka Writing Technique “Demon-quelling” (prompt: autumn departs) Today Chèvrefeuille has brought us the last Tanka Writing Technique by Teika: demon-quelling – […]
Winter Hope
rotting leaves crumble into Beelzebub blackness of winter humus lit up by waxy berries milk-white hope of mistletoe Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on owlcation.com My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #27 decay Today our prompt is decay and Chèvrefeuille has a tanka of his own: the scent of autumn that sweet smell of […]
To the Top of the Mountain
higher plain awaits beyond the body’s boundaries sweet meditation with each breath another step to the mountain’s snowy peak Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Etsy My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #26 meditation Today our prompt is ‘meditation’ and Chèvrefeuille has shared a few haiku and a tanka to inspire us: dervishes […]
Drawing the Heat of Embers
a piece of charcoal in the hand of an artist can perform magic sketches of a charcoal fire thaw the cold heart of winter Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor 25th Teika’s 9th Tanka Writing Technique “Exquisite Detail” (prompt: charcoal) Today Chèvrefeuille has presented Teika’s 9th […]
Black Earth
in the cold black earth bones sleep for eternity without blossoming full to bursting with new life bulbs await warm touch of spring Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #24 Black Earth In this episode, Chèvrefeuille has given us a bit of a strange prompt, ‘black […]
A Strident Crow
a raggedy crow gargoyle hunched on a bare branch shreds clouds with its caw watches with a shiny eye threads tangle in autumn sky © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #23 crows For today’s prompt Chèvrefeuille has brought us ‘crows’ and the famous crow haiku by […]
Przejście (Transition): the anonymous pedestrians of Wroclaw
the weight of bronze hearts sinks in anonymity below the junction daily traffic flows, feet tread and the disappeared return © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #22 Teika’s 8th Tanka Writing Technique – Novel Treatment (prompt: blues) and linked to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Tuesday Platform In today’s episode of […]
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