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Day: December 12, 2015
The Forgiveness of Nature
In metallic forests Of the industrial hinterland Foul stacks loom And belch blue flares, Orange aureoles radiate From steel spires, Stinking clouds mushroom From smoking fires In the poisonous laboratories Of environmental Armageddon. When the chemical onslaught is over, Factories and chimneys will disappear. Nature will return, filling the hollows Formed by mining year on […]
Axis
Innocent pleasure Measure of learning Turning and circling Cycling around you You were my axis Practice for a later life Wife and mother Another infant Innocent pleasure ©Kim M. Russell, 2015
The Loneliness of Swings
Remember the rush Exhilaration of wind in hair Feet in the air The smell that lingers Of rusty chains on fingers A topsy-turvy world A fizzy blur Of earth and sky And wonder why Swings make me feel Lonely ©Kim M. Russell, 2015
A Haiku for Carpe Diem #877
Behind bare branches All the boats are safely moored Winter has arrived ©Kim M. Russell, 2015 I have revised this haiku following a suggestion from a WordPress friend! Source: A Haiku for Carpe Diem #877
A Haiku for Carpe Diem #877
Behind bare branches All the boats are safely moored Winter has arrived ©Kim M. Russell, 2015 I have revised this haiku following a suggestion from a WordPress friend!
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