Ominous under a rain-speckled sky, Lilac-coloured flowers of salsify Bloom among the grasses In moody bird-haunted marshes, Where oystercatchers pipe on the tideline. In the morning drizzle, on a ghostly coast, Wind jangles masts and rigging on boats, Whistles in sea-bleached branches and reeds, And chattering sedge warblers root in the weeds. On a beach […]
Day: April 16, 2016
Darkness and Light – a san san
I saw Jane Dougherty’s NaPoWriMo post, checked out Christine Cochrane’s blog and played around with (for me) the new poetic form of the san san. In the immensity of North Norfolk nights, Jupiter sits low in the sky after sunset, Its moons set like diamonds on either side. Along the coast, a festoon of twinkling […]
Crazy Cat Lady
I love the art of Dee Nickerson, whose work is exhibited at a gallery in Southwold and is sold as greeting cards by Green Pebble, where I found these beautiful pictures that could be me! purr, fur and whiskers and unconditional love crazy cat lady © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Silver Trail of Morning
My response to Carpe Diem #955 morning Image found on www.walkingfortbragg.com silver trail of snail winds its way along the path gilt by morning sun © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Lakeside
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie B&P’s Shadorma and Beyond – Tritina Poem Steep tangle of forest spills Over shoulders of promontories, Falling and rising to the lake. Mirrored in the surface of the lake, Amongst the ripples and the spills, Are stony faces of promontories. Smooth, worn rock of promontories, Rolling down to the […]
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