Another (not so) ‘secret admirer’ poem for dVerse Poets Pub Open Link Feel free to read, Said the batman blogger, Adjusting his mask. I’ll tell you of Cohen and The Beatles And Seattle sofa surfing. I’ll sculpt you a poem About the ascension of larks […]
Month: April 2016
Passing Time
Edged with ragged weeds and sedge, The river snakes noisily around a bend Into damp darkness of an ancient bridge, Slipping like time over mud and sand. Further down, a fisherman stands in the stream, Casting for fish in his waders and vest, Dreaming of a supper of trout or bream As slate grey clouds […]
New Arrival
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Tale Weaver #63 – Arrival You fell into my world in a lather of mucus and blood, tiny and voraciously hungry, latching to me, a wrinkled alien, ready to grow into your skin. You were tethered by the umbilical cord, not yet ready for your first spacewalk; That came a […]
Kaleidoscope of Kites
My response to Carpe Diem #964 kites Image found on http://www.telegraph.co.uk kite kaleidoscope dancing, whirring, spiralling cloud of butterflies anchored by their strings to earth riding the buffeting breeze © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Served from the Heart
My response to imaginary garden with real toads – The Way of Tea Steam is released from the meeting Of hot water and cold porcelain: Tea leaves and petals infusing Fragrance of sweet jasmine, Served from the heart. © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on boisdejasmin.com
Chess and Lark Song
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille – a game of chess This week we are writing a haibun, prose and poetry together, in which we have to use a haiku written by Chèvrefeuille, which he wrote several weeks ago in response to a photo challenge set by MLMM: a photo of an outdoor […]
Karumi
My response to Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #77 pickles (in the way of Basho) lost episode of March Image found on es.123rf.com scribbling of a pen the scratchy sound of haiku blossoming in ink © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Poetic Panhandler
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Poetics – secret admirers For this week’s poetics Abhra wants us to write about a dVerse poet or another poet we know: about their writing style, about their uniqueness and how we connect to their words. We can pick a poem of the poet of our choice and write a response to it. […]
The Murdered Lover
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge #110 Image by Mira Nedyalkova She floats, cloudy chiffon-shrouded corpse Among the waterlilies, a damsel fly, Once distressed but now at peace. She sinks, buoyant bubble-buffeted body, Among the frog spawn burbling by, Once captured but now released. She lies, leaden lady of the lake, Mud-filled mouth and […]
Demise of Spring – a haibun
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Haibun Monday #12 – Beauty in decay It’s a rainy Tuesday morning near the end of April. A chill wind tosses the willows, shaking young leaves that drip with icy rain. Spring buds and blooms are fearful. The daffodils in the vase have antiqued and their papery petals are […]