dusty flints crunch underfoot rusty orange butterflies dance down a stony lane long hot days deep blue skies still and windless following the sun until it goes down Kim M. Russell, 12th August 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #45 Gogyohka, a modern way of writing/creating tanka, also linked to Poets United Poetry […]
Tag: Weekend Meditation
Chrysanthemum and Geese
white bloom in the sky carved by geese calligraphy chrysanthemum moon white bloom in the sky undisturbed by drifting clouds mirrored in a pond carved by geese calligraphy scribbles in the sky a silver message chrysanthemum moon petals ruffled by a breeze a drifting feather Kim M. Russell, 5th August 2018 My response to Carpe […]
My Lucky Tea
blossoming plum trees eclipsing lunar mountains petals in my tea blossoming plum trees soaked by a rain-filled breeze an April wedding eclipsing lunar mountains streaked with morning a blood orange sun petals in my tea pink ships on the horizon delectable dream Kim M. Russell, 29th July 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation […]
Inspiration in Nature
Mother Nature basking in her creation a vivid artist Kim M. Russell, 22nd July 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #42 Gaia Goddess of Earth (new feature) This weekend we have a new feature for the Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation, called Gaia Goddess of Earth. Chèvrefeuille tells us that Gaia is another name […]
Ancient Warrior Ghosts
ancient warrior ghosts mists over the foreign highlands – waiting for the full moon swords, spears and arrows bristling in the silver lunar light noble samurai spirits drifting on the breeze ever homeward bound sadness and despair hidden behind elaborate masks now the mask is off captured in a photograph warrior revealed fading into history […]
The Autumn Full Moon
tinted with harvest pumpkins and wind-fall apples the moon’s pregnant pause Kim M. Russell, 8th July 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #40 Sparkling Stars … “the autumn full moon” This weekend we’re going down Memory Lane on a trip back in time to a special feature. ‘Sparkling Stars’, which is similar to […]
A Distant Mountain
paulownia leaves dappling dusty mountain tracks a ray of sunlight paulownia leaves heart-shaped parasols quiver a young girl’s dowry dappling dusty mountain tracks saplings are dancing embracing the breeze a ray of sunlight painting clouds red and purple twilit peak glows Kim M. Russell, 1st July 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #40 […]
On Ice
Cold-blooded fish swim deep in a frozen river – eyes stare as we glide. Kim M. Russell, 24th June 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #38 A Trip Along Memory Lane #1 Carpe Diem Special In this new episode of Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation we have a new feature, Carpe Diem Special, the […]
Shifting Sands of Time
on an empty beach snow is tinged pink with sunset scattered sakura on an empty beach the sands of time are shifting with the ebbing tide snow is tinged pink with sunset washed away by waves melting into foam scattered sakura billows on a scented breeze a burgeoning blush Kim M. Russell, 17th June 2018 […]
Awake
awake before dawn — the creak of the wooden stairs swollen with the heat Kim M. Russell, 10th June 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #36 “like Basho” This weekend’s meditation special feature is a new one called ‘Deep Within Self’, in which the goal is to create haiku, tanka or other Japanese […]
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