The Māori saw salty tears rolling Down the beak of the Wandering Albatross, Tears of longing for its ocean home. The Māori saw the beauty of its feathers, white as spray, Strong as the current, gentle as foam And made them a symbol of peace. The Maori saw the power of its long, tapering wings, […]
Day: September 20, 2016
Fragile Bond of Sisterhood
Open oceans cannot stop these tides Of grief, the trickle and splash of sorrow Over-spilling rivers, bursting through sides Of lakes with the constant ebb and flow, Deceived by the duplicity of a cancerous Two-faced moon. I believed that blood Was thicker but you turned hazardous And you broke the fragile bond of sisterhood. The […]
Amber Moon
in September sky the man in the moon is trapped a fly in amber © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.telegraph.co.uk My response to Carpe Diem #1059 Harvest Moon Today’s prompt is Harvest Moon. With this prompt we enter the autumn section of Jane Reichhold’s A Dictionary of Haiku. harvest the golden grain color in […]
Unfurling Fungi
as summer shades fade autumn colours come to life unfurling fungi © Kim M. Russell, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TZNEjXruy0 My response to Carpe Diem Special #219 Dolores’ 3rd colourful mushrooms For today’s CD-Special ‘colourful mushrooms’ Chèvrefeuille has chosen a series of haiku which Dolores wrote in October 2015, in which she captures the spirit and beauty of […]
As the Seasons Change
My husband and I were at infant and junior school together. We have a photograph of us when we were in Miss Sanderson’s class, and we not only recognise our younger selves but we can also remember the names of all the children in the photograph. We were both energetic youngsters; David was mad about […]
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