On this chilly St Valentine’s morn, Do not give me a rose without a thorn Or even preservèd cherries bittersweet Covered in sugar and chocolate. Do not write a pretty verse inside a card, Not one from Barrett-Browning nor the bard, Or take me to a restaurant for dinner When you know I ‘m trying […]
Day: February 14, 2017
Witnesses to a Drowning
Halyards scream with wind at waves scribbling on flat canvas of beach and fishwife screech of black-headed gulls fills hissing sails. Egrets erupt from the creek, white against dun marsh, shoved along by the gale, whirling, flickering snowflakes in a frozen sky, peering curiously at the floating face in a blizzard of white lace. Kim […]
Rain Memories
the sound of rain memories splashing against a steamy window Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Only the First Line #25 the sound of rain Chèvrefeuille has re-introduced the special feature, ‘Only the First Line’, in which he gives us ‘only the first line’ of a haiku or […]
Flowery Tea Bowl
a Raku tea bowl cradled in hands – leaves inside blossoming outside Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on teatrekker.com My response to Carpe Diem #1153 Raku, Japanese pottery Chèvrefeuille has reminded us of a previous episode about the tea ceremony with a quotation: […] “The tea ceremony is coming to an end. […]
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