veiling the mountain rainclouds gather at the peak a fresh spring shower Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem honors Jane Reichhold (1937-2017) E.) Fuji No Yama In a new episode of our special Theme Week, Chèvrefeuille has shared more of Jane’s writing to inspire us. This time we […]
Month: January 2017
Broken Shells
below a spring moon ferocious waves shatter shells scattering beauty Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest Day nine of Carpe Diem’s Spring Retreat 2017 fragile beauty Chèvrefeuille has welcomed us to the Spring Retreat 2017. Last year we had two retreats: one in summer and one in winter. This year he has planned […]
Hubbub
Amongst my brain’s circuitry and conscious lucidity, are crepuscular spaces invaded by voices of the unborn and half-fledged. Poetic words worm and edge, scritch-scratching senses into phrases and sentences; ragged nightmares and dreams into outfits with hems and seams; proper poems with lines and stanzas; sonnets draped with velvets and organzas, haiku and tanka wrapped […]
Whoa!
Whoa, incredible photonic boom! Nothing can travel faster than the speed of light slowed down, filled with a dry-ice fog. Scattered particles, pulse of light sweeps light scatter, repeat. Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Writing Prompt January 22nd – Blackout This week, Oloriel would like us to try our hands at Blackout […]
Meditation in Blue
deep mediation floating in a clear blue sky colour of your eyes Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1131 meditation In this episode, Chèvrefeuille discusses meditation. He says that meditation is not something we learn from only the Eastern religions and spiritual movements, but it is also part of our Western philosophy. […]
Rainbows in Ice
branches and hedges tinkle with icicle drips each drop a rainbow a tiny microcosm light, shadow and reflection Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem honors Jane Reichhold (1937-2017) D. a rainbow bridge In today’s episode of our special theme week, we have a series of tanka from Jane’s […]
Fragile Elegance
the garden awakes turning fragile bells skyward elegant snowdrops Kim M. Russell, 2017 Day eight of Carpe Diem’s Spring Retreat 2017 fragile beauty Chèvrefeuille has welcomed us to the Spring Retreat 2017. Last year we had two retreats: one in summer and one in winter. This year he has planned four retreats following the seasons […]
Chimera
fire-breathing monstrous soul sibling disparate blood hybrid nemesis and chimera the darkest sister Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Chainimage My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Saturday Mix — Lorraine At Lorraine’s Saturday Mix, we play in a sandbox of words writing flash, microfiction and poetry. This week, she has offered two pieces of micro-fiction and a poem. […]
Footsteps
Footsteps echoed eerily in the fog, Between the trees, behind the fence, Past a woman walking her dog, Clipping the heels of wing-tipped gents. They stopped below a lone street lamp, Waiting for someone in the sulphurous glow, Impatient stamping in the cold and damp: Prelude to a tentative hello. Enveloped in overcoat and a […]
Messages
secrets of the soul imagery in the water a fluid language Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1130 Intuition In The Pilgrimage, Paulo learns ‘the water exercise’. Before that, Petrus, Paulo’s guide, says: […] “Call up your intuition again, your secret side. Don’t be concerned about logic, because […]
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