My response to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads’ Because It Is My Heart ~ Micro Poetry Because it is my heart It does not drip blood; Instead, a muddle of words Drops into a puddle of mud And, because it is my heart, Not listening to my head, My hands create a homunculus To […]
Day: July 31, 2016
Born in Stars
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Writing Prompt July 31st: We Are All Stars Vivid stained glass of evening sky Shatters into infinite shards, Crackling, pulsating, splintered light In a universe of bright stars, Dancing in and out of focus: A poetic hocus-pocus Of wordsmith, imagery and rhyme, Celestial celebration, Heavenly imagination – Poets on earth […]
Fairy Paths
My response to Carpe Diem #1010 Fairies In the final episode of Mysterious Nature month, the challenge is to create a haiku, tanka or other Japanese poetry form on fairies inspired by the following image: fairy enchantment: magic gossamer weaving paths in the forest © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Star Poetry
My response to Elusive Trope’s Magnetic Poetry Saturday Challenge A brilliant star, poetry of decaying universe, lingers, a glass ghost melting in a liquid marble sky. © Kim M. Russell, 2016