We stand waist-high In marram grass, Smiling at the sea, Shading our eyes Against spangles of sun To discern a distant boat Sunk in parallels of green And purple marsh, cream Sand of a windswept coast Silvered by ice blue surf, Tasting the zest Of salt and mud- It’s in our blood. © Kim […]
Day: September 3, 2016
Selfish Love
selfish love, yearning for the moon to fall down in my arms, illumine my lonely face for just once moment © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie B&P’s Shadorma and Beyond – September 3, 2016 I was a child in the 60s and remember Rod McKuen. I loved […]
Early Morning Peace
light announces day nothing disturbs morning peace darkness creeps away © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1042 peace Another prompt from Jane Reichhold’s saijiki “A Dictionary of Haiku”, is ‘peace’, mentioned as a modern kigo in the New Years section of her saijiki. Chèvrefeuille has given us examples of Jane’s […]
Calming Conifers
on a mountain top crown of majestic cedars sweet incense drifting fragrance of needles a soft cushion for my head soothing me to sleep © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on http://www.telegraph.co.uk My response to Carpe Diem #1041 Pines Today’s prompt in the tribute month for Jane Reichhold is ‘pines’; it’s also […]
My eighth poem in Visual Verse
‘On First Encountering a Stallion’ is on page 22! Check it out at http://visualverse.org/
writing in north norfolk 