We are silhouettes, shadows against the skyscape, although our feet are rooted in the earth. The artist Nature mixes a palette of lilacs, pinks and yellows to celebrate a new day’s birth and, while her brush hovers over shades of rose and primrose, the sun bursts forth and decides on gold. Kim M. Russell, 15th […]
Rubaiyat of Light
The moon’s a balloon that expands with night and bursts with stars and constellations bright, reminding late night lovers of the dawn whose fingers shatter dreams with early light. In the amber glow of a winter morn, when doors are locked and curtains are still drawn, early risers leave the warmth of their sheets to […]
An Open Window
the sound of the surf enters my home through the open window and a butterfly Chèvrefeuille (2018) an ephemeral shimmer on its ocean-scented wings the curtain flutters ruffled by a summer breeze and the crash of waves silver-washed butterfly sails into the blue again Kim M. Russell, 14th February 2019 My response to […]
The Blossoming
Love begins as a bud, new, green and fragile, teased by the breeze and early morning dew. Love begins to open, soft, shy and gentle, caressed by the breeze and the rising sun. Love bursts and blossoms, bright and transcendental, mingling spring scents and lovers’ breath. Love often withers, brown, dry and fearful, hoping that […]
White Bush Clover
the white bush clovers drop the dewdrops frequently Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902) fountains of fragile blossom shaken gently by the wind Kim M. Russell, 14th February 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1606 Tan Renga Challenge Month 2019 (10) White Bush Clover Throughout February, the goal is to create a Tan Renga with the given […]
First Day of Spring
First day of spring– I keep thinking about the end of autumn Matsuo Basho (Tr Robert Hass) blending pastel and russet through vivid sunny colours Kim M. Russell, 13th February 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1605 Tan Renga Challenge Month 2019 (9) first day of spring
Nature’s Game
She lurks in the shadows, her grey-brown trunk short, furrowed and corky, long branches pointy winter wands, charming icicles, writing spells with frost and disappearing into mist. She has already drawn the path of winter’s exile in her elder scrolls, plotted the return of spring with a joyful blossom blast: choirs of birds and drone […]
