The petal silk of her skin,
Pronounced against a gloam of hair,
Rescinds the black glitter of her eyes,
Void of warmth
And deep as space.
Keeping safe
Her staggered spirit
Wrapped in the density of tweed,
Shibboleth of widow’s weeds
In hues of night and shadow,
Some may think she is unhinged,
The ringer of bells,
The Kyrkogrim.
© Kim M. Russell, 2016
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #122 “September 26th, 2016”
writing in north norfolk 
Lovely poem. I like the way you used the words tweed and shibboleth, also hinge.
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Thank you Joyfrida!
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The rhythm of this is wonderful, I just want to read it again and again. Shibboleth of widow’s weeds wowza! The closing is spectacular =)
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Thank you!
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The poem is beautiful, and the way you used the words is wow! But what’s a kyrkogrim?
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I’m delighted you think my poem is beautiful – thanks for reading. The Church Grim, Kirk Grim, Kyrkogrim (Swedish) or Kirkonväki (Finnish) is a figure from English and Scandinavian folklore, said to be an attendant spirit, overseeing the welfare of its particular church. English Church Grims are said to enjoy loudly ringing the bells. When I wrote this, I kind of had Eleanot Rigby in mind.
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Wow! That’s beautiful! Knowing that makes it more amazing!
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This is really amazing. I love the way you worked with the words.
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Thank you, Kerry. At first I wasn’t sure what to do with all twelve words but once I got going it all seemed to fall into place. At least I posted in the right year this time!
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amazing poem and just beautiful at first I didn’t know what it meant but I looked up the word but wasn’t quite content with the answer so I was going to ask you but some other soul had beat me to it so now I love your poem more cause I can make more sense of it. ❤ ❤ Kat
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Oh, thank you, Kat! I hope you had a great weekend. It’s just started raining again and it’s already getting dark. Autumn is really here!
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Beautifully done Kim! Love the treatment given to the words.
Hank
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Thank you, Hank! This one was a nice one to write – some brilliant words to work with.
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Oh, this is deliciously written, love the flow, great poem, story.
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Thank you so much!
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