Lunar Paradox

Like a prehistoric fly In amber, The man in the moon is trapped, A fossil in the skies Of October, Slowly fading from a smiling face To a winking eye. Like molten candle wax, A final spark And the man in the moon expires, A lunar paradox, Torn by bark, Birched by leafless branches And […]

A Tangled Twist of Blue

A twist of blue saxophone notes rose From the early morning arcade, Through the blank stare of dark windows And onto the tangled sheets of an unmade Bed, where he dreamed of her, Wondering if she’d changed, Remembering the way she looked at him That evening in the park, When he felt a spark. They […]

Hibernacula

under the willow autumn piles up damp decay toad hibernation © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on http://www.rspb.org.uk/ My response to Carpe Diem Special (3rd guest) Herman van Rompuy’s 2nd “inaugurate spring” Chèvrefeuille has brought us another CD Special by Herman van Rompuy, former president of Belgium and former president of the EU. Here is his […]