My response to the Secret Keeper’s Weekly Writing Prompt #20 The wintry wind speaks in breathy tongues Echoes of words from foreign climes Fights with trees to pass the time Tangling shadows and light Embracing a free And floating kite Starts a slow Mournful Dance © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.freeimages.com
Day: January 22, 2016
Celebration
My response to FRIDAY FICTION with RONOVAN WRITES Prompt Challenge #10 Aoife’s writing was interrupted by scratching from the ceiling above her head. She put down her pen and looked out at a grey, windy November afternoon. Her bump pressed against the table top. She looked down at it, marvelling at the ripples of movement under […]
Blackbird Morning
This morning There is a dissimulation Of blackbirds in the garden Stabbing at the frozen soil With yellow beaks Flashing promises of spring As they flutter and descend Flap and fall In a rustle of desiccated leaves Eyed by A single magpie From the green needles Of the fir tree © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Fairy Tale Friday
The Wild Swans Stave 1 Far away across the water, Where swans migrate in winter, A king had eleven sons, Elisa was his only daughter, And they lived happily together Until he married an evil queen. During the wonderful wedding feast, She gave the royal children sand to eat And the very next day, She […]
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