When we first moved up to the North Norfolk coast, when Ellen was eleven going on twelve, we were amazed not only by the wide Norfolk landscapes and gorgeous sunsets, but also by the immense night skies. We had never seen so many stars or been able to identify constellations – in London there was […]
Day: September 5, 2016
Geranium
A simple blush Hiding in a bush Of handsome leaves Soaking up the sun And radiating scarlet With the intoxicating scent Of a hardy harlot Peppery hot Green With a citrus zest © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Inspired by this wonderful image taken by Paul Militaru
Midnight Drawing
The sleeping artist’s finger smears bright chalk on night’s murk of monochrome shadows. The artist is at work, splashing golds and blues in a dream’s inky hues, scribbling phantasmal figments in glimmering pigments that explode like chrysanthemums and burn like red hot geraniums across the canvas sheets and evaporate with the onset of morning light. […]
Lying Awake in the Small Hours
Awake and drenched in moonlight, When sleep has become an oversight, I weather the wizened words of day, Grey ash on my ravelled retinae – All that’s left of a discursive dream, A sanguine, repetitive refrain Tempered by transparent shadows, Models of monochrome lightshows That seem to be the custom In the science known as […]
Mystery of Sleep
a glimmer of dawn seeps through a tissue of mist the dream is over © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1044 Mysteries Today our prompt, taken from Jane Reichhold’s “A Dictionary of Haiku”, is mysteries, with a haiku by Jane to inspire us: dreams the tightrope we walk without a net […]
Autumn’s Artistry
late afternoon sun tinges the sky apricot gilding the garden autumn flicks its loaded brush in a flaming colourwash © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Special #217 Dolores’ 1st paintbrush flowers (tanka) This month our featured haiku poetess is Dolores from Ada’s Poetry Alcove. Dolores was the winner of the […]
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