I was excited to open an email from Brilliant Flash Fiction this morning, with the news that my story, ‘Message on a Timeline’, was shortlisted in their Science Fiction competition. I have added it my menu of short stories and here is a link to read it online, alongside the winners and other shortlisted stories: […]
Month: January 2016
Dancing in the Rain
A reverse tanka Barefoot or in Wellingtons Forget the brolly and dance Like mad in the rain Drops roll down your face until You’re soaked to the bone © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest
Before the Thaw
Rainbows hang in spray Of liquescent waterfalls Boulders gather moss Patchwork of meadow snow stitched With flowers – before the thaw © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on jenjoycedesign.com
Hibiscus
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #95 In the human garden The flamboyant hibiscus Refuses to fade Even in a downpour Drenched and dolorous Her vibrancy never deadens Or succumbs to attrition Both goddess and offering She elicits no fear In adversaries Retracting her irrelevant claws Into the luscious trumpets Of her flowers © Kim […]
A shadorma for Monday
Dead of Night My response to the Secret Keeper’s weekly writing prompt #21 Dead of night When eyes cannot see Silence spills Muteness fills Ears and mouth but life goes on A drum in the heart © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on daviddrymusic.com
White Dusted Meadow
My contribution to Carpe Diem Renga Party #2 white dusted meadow each crystal or flake piece of a larger jigsaw covering earth’s green © Kim M. Russell, 2016
A Rural Sunday
With a reedy fanfare, A whistle of wind Across empty fields, The sun appears From murky cloud; And the village church bell, Clanging loud, Beckons its straggle Of parishioners Up the muddy lane And back again, To Sunday grub And the local pub. © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Sunday Memory Haibun
Throughout the seventies I lived in Cologne. For the first five years or so I lived on the opposite side of the Rhine – the Schäl Sick – and had to get a tram to the city. From where I lived, trams crossed the river over the Mülheimer Brücke and I remember coming home in […]
An Early Display of Snowdrops
In a mild winter such as this, Snowdrops are woken by the kiss Of early vernal sunshine, bold And eager, pushing shoots Through frozen earth. Verdant leaves unfold And give birth To a snowy drift Of ballerinas, Each in virgin shift, Dancing in the breath Of a chilly breeze. © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image […]
Van Gogh’s Wheat Field with Cypress
My response to B&P’s Shadorma & Beyond and Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Green Wheat Field with Cypress, Vincent van Gogh 1889, Narodni Gallery, Prague Blue and green Never to be seen An old wive’s tale Rejected by nature Melancholy mixture Blue and green Artist’s brush Loaded with colour Creates a wash A rural harmony Moving clouds, wheat […]
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