After months of writing poems based on fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen, I decided to look for some more obscure and lesser-known fairy tales to inspire me. I started with the Brothers Grimm and found one called ‘The Juniper Tree’, which I hadn’t come across before. Part 1 A long, long time ago, a […]
Day: March 25, 2016
Moody Blue
My response to Carpe Diem Theme Week #2 Color Your Life: Indigo saturated sky seeping into inner space beyond indigo © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on indigonight.com
Hidden Object
My response to Carpe Diem #946 spring evening- hidden object morning sun creeps in between slats in the shutters igniting dust motes © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest
Blue Freedom
My response to Carpe Diem Theme Week #2 Color Your Life: blue against perfect sky white sails accentuate blue freedom of the sea © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on absfreepic.com
On Ageing
Another response to dVerse Poets Pub Meeting the Bar – Octain Refrain Invaded by an alien blue veins are pulsing marbled mud breasts desiccated, juiceless buds skin has become reptilian amber hair is now dusty grey can’t sleep at night and doze all day heart that once soared now only thuds I have […]