I reworked ‘Floating’, a poem I posted on 4th November 2015, into two haiku as a response to Carpe Diem Special #196 Hamish Gunn’s 2nd “on the street corner” gift-wrapped courtesan gorgeous ikebana bloom inscrutable face world of the teahouse floating on tides of pleasure artifice and art © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image […]
Month: February 2016
Embers
My response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #83 Gem&Flame Embers in the grate Gems of fire that flare and flame One last time and die © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on http://www.shutterstock.com Feu De Bois Stock Footage Video – Shutterstock
Return of the Woodpecker
I am waiting For the sound Of the woodpecker Drumming on the trunk Of the tallest silver birch Adding to the rhythm of the morning Playing hide and seek Flashing its vivid colours Among the branches Stark and scrawny Against the sky © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.rspb.org.uk Male great spotted woodpecker on a […]
Catkins Dancing
Yesterday we drove the short distance to the North Norfolk coast for a brisk Sunday walk. On the way, we saw clear signs that spring is already here, with trees and hedges already blossoming. What made me jump up and down in the passenger seat and point like a child were the catkins. When I […]
Storm Watching
The gale came howling Battering the coast with waves An untamed wildness Erupting in salty foam From the rumbling heaving sea © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Coast Walk Interrupted – a huitain
My response to B&P’s Shadorma & Beyond – February 6, 2016 Sun flared on the sliver of strand Sudden winter brightness flashing Lighting up the silvery sand Buffeted by spumy rolling Alive with salty slithering Bitter gusts spitting icy rain Whipped up by a squally whistling Send Sunday walkers home again © Kim M. Russell, […]
Arcadia
A poem inspired by Barb Mann’s picture Safe in the embrace Of the horizon Poetic shaped space Where sea meets sky Far from the beach Where surfers land Below clouds Where seagulls fly Mermaids lilt siren songs Silvery seashell melodies Rise from their lungs Burst above the crash of waves Marry with nature’s harmonies […]
Dancing with Shadows
I found out today that this flash fiction submission was unsuccessful. Her feet guided her across the sprung wooden floor. She felt the music through her toes and heels, the rhythm pulling her with ribbons of movement like a puppet into arabesques and pirouettes. It was invigorating and exhausting. When would the music stop? Twisting her […]
Yoga Undou
My response to Carpe Diem #912 Movement/Proprioception Tension and release Muscles ripple below skin Yoga pose is born Breathing in and out Music of body and soul Salute to the sun Every breath and move A step to meditation A human temple © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest
Securing Time
My response to the Secret Keeper’s Weekly Writing Prompt #22 I sense the seasons walking in a wild garden alone among trees changing outlines and colours securing time with leaves © Kim M. Russell, 2016
writing in north norfolk 