Bars of moonlight trap me in my bed Lines of poems trapped in my head Half awake and feeling half dead Tied up in sheets A gathering of knots Behind soporific eyelids Dancing dots Of light No shapes Just first-light blurs The only sound The tick Of a clock Tick Tock ©Kim M. Russell, 2015 […]
Month: December 2015
Night Approaches
Barren hills and railway tracks Unite isolated villages Threatened by the cold hand of winter, Bare branches overhead, Leaves rustle underfoot. Night approaches in a fleecy cloak of fog, Dragging a foot in a slow limp, A dissenting glare From under a black felt hat, Passes without pausing And melts into the fading light. […]
A Poem’s Escape
Illuminated By Christmas lights in the city A poem written In ghostly condensation On a jam-packed bus window Lingers in trickles and drops Escapes at the next bus stop ©Kim M. Russell, 2015 Image found on flickrhivemind.net
A seasonal poem
Cosy Christmas Cat Underneath a tree In comfy armchair’s embrace Curled up and content By a roaring fireplace Is she dreaming of Christmas? © Kim M. Russell, 2015
Monochrome of Morning
Monochrome of morning Winter’s wistful tones Grey and black of darkness White of ice and bones A colour-wash of sunrise A flash of robin’s red A splash of holly berries Birdsong overhead Embellishments to The monochrome of morning © Kim M. Russell, 2015
Grandma’s Dulcimer
Grandma’s dulcimer Once produced the sweetest sounds From its wooden heart Notes bounced from hammer on strings Memories of long lost things © Kim M. Russell, 2015
The Christmas Wish
My entry for Susanna Leonard Hill’s 5th Annual Holiday Contest Twirling her wand on the Christmas tree at the fairy festive feast, Crystal beamed down at her friends. Fluttering wings wafted the aroma of Christmas to the top of the tree. On every table was a pudding, decorated with a glossy sprig of red-berried holly, […]
Darkest Apathy
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #88 – I think I’ve used all the words! Through an aperture In my darkest apathy, A fanatic sings A haunting song of dread, Reaching inside my head. With a scratch of nails From the track-traced and pin-pricked vein Of distant empyreal azure, A bloodcrow Attempts to throw […]
12 Days of [vegan] Christmas
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The Centerpiece
Source: The Centerpiece
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