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 […]
Month: April 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 […]
Hear the Thunder
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Music Prompt #38: “I See Fire” by Ed Sheeran Hear the thunder rumble raw umber Across the landscape Thrash metal in the sky Now I hear thunder Brimming the chaos I hear thunder Buckling the trees And I hear thunder Crashing clouds I hear thunder Rolling on the breeze And I […]
Dogged Night
My response to Carpe Diem Special #206 Sara McNulty’s 2nd dark night dogs bright day scintillating stars and moon silvered by the sun © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest
January Blues
Another unsuccessful entry, this time in the Interpreter’s House Open House Poetry Competition 2016: With a defiant seagull’s cry Salt-scented memories fly In mid-winter moody sky Drenched with wintry light And seascape hues Of January blues Pinned by a star Like salvaged scraps With the delicacy of old lace Beach-combings of shells and stones Brittle brine-bleached […]
Putting the Sun to Bed
A poem that was unsuccessful in the Prole Laureate Poetry Competition 2016: Last night I watched Frayed threads of day Unravel in dusk, Filling the vast sky With clouds And silhouettes Of trees and birds, Tearing asunder An unseen seam Where day’s glowing coin Slid into the slot of night. A final fanfare of […]
Claiming its Toll – a constanza
My response to Jane Dougherty’s Poetry challenge #26: Constanza The sea is an ever present ghost Lapping at the landscape’s edges Pulling at its seams and stitches Gulls survey from groyne and post Low dunes, marrams and wave explosion Sea encroachment and erosion All along the Norfolk coast Towns, hamlets and villages Dwindle […]
writing in north norfolk 