In the short days of winter Illuminated scrolls of peeling bark, Flayed skin of trees, Papery, flaky patches, Unravelling shiny ribbons Of silver and white, Glow amber and mahogany Translucent, Backlit by setting sunlight. © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on http://www.thetimes.co.uk/
Month: January 2016
Preparing for a Winter’s Night
After a winter of incessant rain, Fields have turned into floodplains; The village cricket pitch impersonates a lake In which bedraggled crows leave gulls in their wake. The weather has turned cold; An icy wind has taken hold, Stinging cheeks and numbing fingers. Slipping slowly, the weak sun lingers. Into a diluted sunset, birds take […]
A Saturday troiku
Birth of a Poem Pregnant with poems Lonely writer takes a pen Gives birth to each word Pregnant with poems A creative crescendo Of rich imagery Lonely writer takes a pen Words bleed on paper Baring the soul in black ink Gives birth to each word Conceived in inspiration Poet’s child […]
Winter Has Arrived
Blessed by biting wind The marriage of ice and rain Bites down to the bone Wintry weather has arrived In chilly celebration © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Waiting
My response to FRIDAY FICTION with RONOVAN WRITES Prompt Challenge #9 At King’s Cross On platform one Under the clock alone She checks her phone And then her watch Against hands That sweep red digits Life’s cleaners brushing away Seconds and minutes Tidying the day Somewhere in the station A whistle blows Doors slam Trains come […]
January Sleet
My response to Carpe Diem Sparkling Stars #23 Sleet slides down windscreens Winter clouds are fit to burst Pierced by a sunray © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Trying on a Wedding Dress
I have been trying for ages to encapsulate in a tanka the experience of going shopping for a wedding dress with my daughter. I hope this does it justice. The wedding isn’t until May and I’m sure there will be plenty to write about then. Of course, I can’t include a picture! Champagne froth […]
Overwintering
Curled conker-like A protective whorl of prickly spines The half-grown hedgehog froze A tiny statue in the confines Of the garden Amongst withered hydrangea and rose Safely out of reach Hiding its fear It must have foraged well To be outside So late in the year Perhaps it found a kind soul Who fed it […]
Charles Bridge in Prague
My response to Jane Dougherty’s poetry challenge #13: Bridges Dense morning mist hides Statues flanking either side Wraps the castle in a shroud Conceals its glory from the crowd Leaving the medieval town Across the Gothic bridge of stone A spectre steeped in mystery Walks in the footsteps of history © Kim M. Russell, 2016 […]
A first attempt at an aubade
Sublimity of Daybreak Dawn’s dove grey penumbrae Are shattered by luminous rays And lifted like a veil Revealing An early morning star Orbiting A crescent moon in silver seduction Bubbling Birdsong ripples the liquid silence Celebrating The sublimity of daybreak © Kim M. Russell, 2016
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