Translation of ‘Winterdämmerung’, a poem by Georg Trakl Dedicated to Max von Esterle Metallic black celestial sphere. In the evenings, starved to madness, Crows criss-cross storms’ redness, Blown over parkland sad and bare. In the clouds a light is frozen; Each bird turns in circles then, Fleeing from the curse of Satan, Sevenfold […]
Month: December 2015
Burying the Pain
Turn the dial Decrease the volume Leave only the comforting Constant Of white noise Subdue the light Remove all colour Leave only the delicate Dust Of grey Like this day Of cloud and rain Take away material things Leave only a hole For burying the pain © Kim M. Russell, 2015
The penultimate stave of…
The Little Match Girl Stave 3 She struck match number three And the match girl found herself Under a Christmas tree, With a thousand candles Burning on its green boughs. As she reached out To the exquisite light, The Christmas candles Rose and became bright Stars – one Fell And burnt a long fiery path […]
Marie Countryman, ” INTOXICATION “.
I love this poem!
Cyclamen
Hiding under fruit trees In the undergrowth and weeds Is a jewel A cyclamen Delicate Diminutive Impudent Bursting into life In the face of winter © Kim M. Russell, 2015 My cyclamen are so well hidden I had to find an image on www.actaplantarum.org
Morning Star and Moon
Early morning star Orbiting the crescent moon Silver seduction © Kim M. Russell, 2015
Final Day of the 5 day photo story challenge
A Quiet Place This is a quiet place A collection of moments A still languid lake Swallowing each drop of rain Crying tears of memories In watery reflections Wistfully blue complexions Shimmering light and shadow Split by the occasional Kingfisher or dragonfly Chinks in a diluted sky © Kim M. Russell, 2015 I can’t […]
Neglected
Tumbledown Neglected Shed Overgrown Contents unknown Worn by weather Padlocked for ever By a lost key ©Kim M. Russell, 2015
Reflections
Liquid looking-glass Still water framed by branches Backscattering light Absorbing shapes and colours Drowning landscapes in the sky ©Kim M. Russell, 2015
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