autumn’s earthy breath holds promises of winter and spring memories spiralling leaves and petals dance to a similar tune © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1050 blossoms Today our prompt is blossoms and Jane Reichold wrote wonderful haiku with this modern kigo for spring, of which Chèvrefeuille gave us a few examples as […]
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Autumn’s Artistry
late afternoon sun tinges the sky apricot gilding the garden autumn flicks its loaded brush in a flaming colourwash © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Special #217 Dolores’ 1st paintbrush flowers (tanka) This month our featured haiku poetess is Dolores from Ada’s Poetry Alcove. Dolores was the winner of the […]
Empty Echoes
in an empty house the tock of a ticking clock reverberating reminder of remaining seconds, minutes, days and years © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.dailymail.co.uk My response to Carpe Diem #1043 emptiness Today we are starting with the spring section of “A Dictionary of Haiku” by Jane Reichhold and the prompt is emptiness, a very […]
Angel Wings
in the dead of night when everything is quiet single feather falls air is stirred by angel wings soothing a soul back to sleep © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on signsofangels.net My response to Carpe Diem #1040 Angels This month all the prompts are from Jane’s Saijiki “A Dictionary of Haiku”. In every episode Chèvrefeuille […]
Solitary Joy
in wide open fields susurration of summer clouds and wild flowers are my only company secret solitary joy © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1037 pleasure, with another beautiful quote from Lord Byron (1788-1824): “There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society […]
Closing Petals
My response to Carpe Diem #1033 the cold night Today’s quote is from Pedro Calderon de la Barca (1600-1681, Spanish dramatist, writer and poet: “These flowers, which were splendid and sprightly, waking in the dawn of the morning, in the evening will be a pitiful frivolity, sleeping in the cold night’s arms.” day is at an […]
Breathing in Forest
My response to Carpe Diem #1030 path We have another inspirational quote, this time from Haiku family member Hamish Managua Gunn of the Tumblr blog “haiku forest”: “Ah…and then there’s the path, always the path, there, to concentrate on.” breathing in forest, wet fox in head-high nettles, firm path underfoot, I follow fallen pine cones, […]
Sensual Tanka
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Meeting the Bar – Form: Tanka Toni is our host this evening and we are exploring the Tanka. I have three to share: the first is one I wrote earlier this year and the second and third have been reworked. rising fragrant steam hovers above the tea cup waiting for […]
River of Birdsong
My response to Carpe Diem Theme Week (6) 7 Jane’s last haiku In the last episode of the tribute theme week for Jane Reichhold, Chèvrefeuille has asked us to share our memories and haiku, tanka or other Japanese poetry form about Jane Reichhold. He also shared Jane’s last haiku, her Jisei: with the moon night […]
At the end of a Rainbow
My response to Carpe Diem # 1020 rainbow Today, Chèvrefeuille has inspired us with a quote from Maya Angelou: “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” a cloud holds only so many tears – the colours of a prism merge and mingle into bright smiles at the end of a rainbow © Kim […]
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