My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille June 29th 2016 Confucius (551 BC – 479 BC) This week Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to create haiku inspired on a quote by the ancient philosopher Confucius: “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” do not be afraid to dive into the water: rise with the bubbles © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Day: June 29, 2016
Sweet Seclusion
My response to Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #85 Back in time: Use that quote Chèvrefeuille has asked us to write a haiku, tanka or other form of Japanese poetry inspired by a quote from Lord Byron: ‘There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none […]
The Shortest Day
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge #119 Ann Mansolino The North Pole Has turned its back on the sun And Earth continues on its orbit Into polar night, As you have done; Days begin to lengthen, Begging to be filled With someone. I continue in my daily run, Go to work And then […]
Midsummer Madness
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #115 “June 27th, 2016” The familiar traveller Occupied a corner In the shadow of the ancient stones And watched the midsummer madness: The casting of bones, Tiresome debauchery And the drinking Of sediments of cheap wine. Smashing the defaced phallus, The rakefire took his leave And set off […]
We Are Stardust
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Writing Prompt #165 “Collage 26” Life is full of shaggy dog stories, Like the ones told by drifters As you walk along the railway track Or the yarn the baby-sitter Spun about a haunted shack. That summer in the lonely garden With the ocean’s breathy chill, You were visited by a […]
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