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Leaf
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 theme. This week the theme is autumn leaves.
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Not lost in the woods, just walking
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 Teika and explored the beauty of Tanka.
Chèvrefeuille started Tanka Splendor month…
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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 to create tanka in which we listen to autumn’s voice: the tough wind, the rustling of…
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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
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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 decaying leaves – after the rain – stronger makes me think of days past and…
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To the Top of the Mountain
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
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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 whirling seeking a higher consciousness – third eye opens
chantin…
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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
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My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #24 Black Earth
In this episode, Chèvrefeuille has given us a bit of a strange prompt, ‘black earth’, with one of his own tanka as an example:
black earth covered with fresh fallen…
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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
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My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #23 crows
For today’s prompt Chèvrefeuille has brought us ‘crows’ and the famous crow haiku by Matsuo Basho:
on a bare branch a crow lands autumn dusk
© Basho (Tr. Jane Reichhold)
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Gaudy Trap
threads of bright raindrops hang in the frosty hedgerow autumn necklaces sparkling and captivating – a hungry spider’s waiting
© Kim M. Russell, 2016
spider web by LeQuip on DeviantArt
My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #21 Spider’s Web
Today we have an autumn prompt, ‘spider’s web’, and Chèvrefeuille has shared a haiga with the following haiku to inspire us:
deep silence the beauty of a…
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