naïve and pretty young girl in a floral dress shrinks from your caress bright squares of sunlight making patterns on the floor but no open door a caged bird of prey falsely yours until she flies into a clear sky held by silver chains the trappings of wealth and fame it’s only […]
Day: September 25, 2016
Ocean Sculpture
salt-soaked and sun-bleached sculpted by the toss of waves abandoned driftwood © Kim M. Russell, 2016 d r i f t w o o d // @gracielynnfuller found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1064 driftwood In this episode of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, Chèvrefeuille has shared with us for inspiration the following haiku on […]
In the Darkness of the City
In the darkness of the city a weapon clatters to the pavement. Nobody listens. The traffic clamours. Always. She was once moon-eyed and young, trying Her wings. Now, in a dark alley, a middle-aged woman lifts up her tear-stained Face and is dragged behind the rubbish bins, Into the shadows. She lies amongst the rotting […]
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