no noise of traffic Sunday morning birds are mute haiku on the breeze Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018 Peace Within For Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018, Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to create a haiku or tanka inspired on the theme of ‘Peace Within’ every day during a period […]
Tag: Winter Retreat 2018
Peace Within Day 19
enveloped in mist the bell tower is silent a Venetian sigh Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018 Peace Within For Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018, Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to create a haiku or tanka inspired on the theme of ‘Peace Within’ every day during a period of 30 […]
Peace Within Days 15 to 18
woods and fields flicker in a flood of morning sun train windows flash a red kite flutters sun catches and burns its wings sacrificed to wind bent by sudden gusts smoke tugs at a chimney stack a dirty dancer a welter of surf falling in a hiss of spray February tides Kim M. Russell, 2018 […]
Peace Within Days 12 to 14
hidden in willow a cat with celandine eyes fresh scent of new buds lunar courtesan tangled in a birch branch tattered kimono rambling cherry tree her branches yield sparse blossom humble offering Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018 Peace Within For Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018, Chèvrefeuille has […]
Peace Within Day 11
colours of nature painted on a starling’s wings a van Gogh nightscape Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018 Peace Within For Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018, Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to create a haiku or tanka inspired on the theme of ‘Peace Within’ every day during a period of […]
Peace Within Day 10
in the forest’s depths gnarled trees exhale oxygen a pine-scented breeze Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018 Peace Within For Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018, Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to create a haiku or tanka inspired on the theme of ‘Peace Within’ every day during a period of 30 […]
Peace Within Day 9
in crystalline air weather conjures and crackles a snowflake is born Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018 Peace Within For Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018, Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to create a haiku or tanka inspired on the theme of ‘Peace Within’ every day during a period of 30 […]
Peace Within Day 8
deep in the hedgerow warm-nested and moss-scented dormice are asleep Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018 Peace Within For Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018, Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to create a haiku or tanka inspired on the theme of ‘Peace Within’ every day during a period of 30 days, […]
Peace Within Day 7
children skim pebbles across the frozen river ice bubbles blossom Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018 Peace Within For Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018, Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to create a haiku or tanka inspired on the theme of ‘Peace Within’ every day during a period of 30 days, […]
Peace Within Day 6
no longer weeping ivy is the only green on the willow tree Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018 Peace Within For Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018, Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to create a haiku or tanka inspired on the theme of ‘Peace Within’ every day during a period of […]
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