My response to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Bits of Inspiration ~ Keyhole A restricted view Through a closed door keeps secrets Until the key turns And engages the tumblers Unlocks possibilities © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Month: January 2016
Childhood Decayed
My response to Margo Roby’s Poem Tryouts: More Abandoning Decades of debris Piles of dust and memories Forsaken childhood Washed up in an empty room In a ghost-town neighbourhood So much sorry silt Deposited trash and guilt Littering the bank Of the river of lost time Where childish innocence sank All that’s left behind […]
Blossom
My response to Carpe Diem Special #194 A Trip Along Memory Lane Eyes raise to the sky A pink vision of blossom Gently quivering Each sweetly perfumed petal A promise of summer fruit © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on sequinsandcherryblossom.com
Thursday 28th January 2016
This is my second contribution to Jacqueline’s ‘Echoes of My Neighbourhood’ challenge. Every Thursday we share photos of our neighbourhood and link them to Jacqueline’s post. Last week we saw photographs of sunny Maui, learned something about Filipino martial arts, shivered at snow in various places, salivated at gorgeous fruit and saw any number of interesting buildings and […]
The Beauty of Trees
My response to the eco poetry prompt at dVerse poets pub There is great satisfaction In watching a tree grow over a lifetime; to know That someone in the future will sit under the same tree Look up at the delicate […]
A resurrected love poem
Sun and Moon The fickle moon smiles on the water At the constant sun Still lingering on the horizon Silver moon and golden sun So opposite Yet complementing each other In their corners of the universe Between them they tease the waves Push and pull Ebb and flow of tide Lending character to […]
Flying
My response to An Artist at Heart’s MINIATURE WRITING CHALLENGE #27 Childhood Upside down playground Trees turn to sky turn to ground Flying on a swing © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Coastal Symphony
I recently came across some poems I scribbled in October 1992 and thought I’d have a go at rewriting some of them. Here’s one: The meeting of sky and sea Is a tempestuous affair Where the North wind conducts its symphony On a rugged coastline of grass and air Punctuated by squalling seagulls flying […]
Evensong
My response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #81 Trill&Final A trill in twilight Nocturnal robin’s final Song before nightfall © Kim M. Russell, 2016
California Sunshine
My response to MindLoveMisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge # 97 Poppy by Liz West CC BY 2.0 I’ve never been to California Probably never will Never seen a California poppy Or touched its orange silk But I can imagine a sea Of California sunshine Bright enough to warm me Make me smile In a small […]
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