Amongst night-black Blanket bogs and silver-green Crags that thrust towards the welkin, Dull flanks of split stones Ever reaching Field to field, Glimmer with quartz in the low light’s spill. Helter-skeltering on ragged Inky wings down the wintry chill, Jackdaws splash the sun, off Kilter, in and out of cloud shadows. Long lanes tip up […]
Day: November 13, 2016
A Secret Chord
in a minor chord they’re singing Hallelujah the broken the faithful even those who needed proof opening their hearts in a blaze of light nothing on their tongues but one word to be heard a holy hallelujah in a secret chord © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie B&P Shadorma & Beyond – […]
Just So
Originally posted on Oran's Well:
space A turn of line—that’s all—suffices where no cathedral can divine the source of water in the wine. A long wave’s curl just so, wan with sunrise, grey-belled with glow. And the sound: Not the hosanna of the wave’s white crash but the longer glass recede. The perfected line…
Solitude
In the solitude of the mooring, I watch boats tug their ropes, feel the breath of the river, hear it trickling, peace pooling among the withered gold of autumn grass and whispering thistles, its only mantra the chink of metal, splash and ripple. A swan glides into view. © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to […]
Dance of Earth and Moon
in their tantric dance the earth and moon trip the light of a galaxy cheek to cheek and face to face inhaling each other’s breath © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #13 Teika’s Fifth Tanka Writing Technique “Lofty Style” (full moon) In this new episode of […]
Petals Perfume and Poems
unwritten poems hide in delicate petals of an unfurled rose romance buds despite the thorns spilling words with its perfume © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #12 Romance The prompt for today is ‘romance’ and Chèvrefeuillehave given us an image as inspiration to create a tanka about romance together with an […]