I topple into the void of slumber And down a rabbit hole. At first, I fly Through scudding cumuli Of docile dreams And then, I crash Through thunderclouds Into noxious night terrors. I run barefoot through forests Of threatening thorns, Until the early hours, When skulking shadows Prod me into jagged wakefulness. My heavy-lidded eyes Are […]
Day: October 16, 2016
October’s Wiles
She’s an earthy lass With curvaceous hips, Nutty skin, berry lips And a hint of sass. Ripe as autumn fruit With a trace of frosty rime, She’ll seduce you every time She comes around. A flick of russet And rouge smear of sunset, Bits of leaves in her hair, You’ll find her everywhere. © Kim M. […]
Camera Relics
in box or album collections of memories fading photographs captured by technology tokens of mortality © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1076 camera Today’s prompt is ‘camera’, another creative tool. Some of us use photos to create haiga (poetry + image) or to make our posts more attractive to read, and they […]