My response to Sacha Black’s #WRITESPIRATION 72 A STORY IN 120 SECONDS Locksmithery is an ancient craft: the first locks were found in Nineveh and Egypt; Romans wore keys on their fingers, showing off their wealth, rich enough to keep their treasures under lock and key. Locksmithery is a mysterious craft: magical, when you think of thieves […]
Day: December 23, 2015
Kissing Bough
My response to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai’s Seven Days Before Christmas 2015 #6 mistletoe Evergreen beauty Innocent mistle berries In a kissing bough Feeding birds and spreading seeds Of joy in Christmas kisses © Kim M. Russell, 2015 Image found on Pinterest
The Fir Tree continues
Stave 3 By Christmas, The fir tree had grown Into such a dark green tree, It was first to be chopped down; The axe bit deep and keen And it toppled with a groan. On a horse-drawn sleigh, The tree was driven into town, To a house where servants in livery Carried it to […]