I chew my apple slowly, listening to the palinoia of jaws cracking and teeth grinding over and over again. I peer through the gall and wormwood of grime on the window pane at beech leaves fringed with frigid lace. A stain of brilliant orange burns my face, halfway between the curtain and the dipping sun. […]
Month: February 2017
Chiyo-Ni
on the morning path across Hakusan Mountain flowering haiku Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1159 Matto, birthplace of Chiyo-Ni In this episode of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, we are visiting Matto, a village in Kaga Province, now Hakusan Ishikawa Prefecture, the birthplace of the female haiku poet, Chiyo-Ni (1703-1775), who is […]
Mountains of Shinano
smudge of monochrome merges with autumn colours cloud dips into lake Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1158 Kashiwabara, birth-place of Kobayashi Issa In this episode, Chèvrefeuille has told us about the Japanese poet and lay Buddhist priest Kobayashi Issa (1763 – 1828), known as Issa, a pen name meaning Cup-of-tea, who […]
And The Dish Ran Away with The Spoon
I stare into the slightly tipped silver dish of the moon and sup dreams with a runcible spoon, swallowing rocks and moon dust – no cheese – I don’t want nightmares. Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads And the Moon ~ Micro Poetry Today Kerry […]
Flourish
Sun breaks skin on frozen pond, shattering milky puddles; grass glints like glass as spring mushrooms through forest floor, greeting a beetle with a thaw. Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image: pixabay.com My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Saturday Mix — Lorraine 18.02.17 In Lorraine’s edition of Saturday mix – a mélange of flash prose and poetry – we […]
Zen
from a tiny seed roots and branches sprout and grow sharing sap of love Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Dreamstime.com My response to Carpe Diem Namasté, The Spiritual Way #3 spiritual love based on Zen Buddhism We have a new episode of Carpe Diem Namasté, a special feature in which we are exploring […]
Transience
Okinawa spring pink blooms of sakura snow melt in the warm breeze Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on www.telegraph.co.uk My response to Carpe Diem #1157 Sakura, the national pride of Japan In this episode, Chèvrefeuille reminds us of Japan’s love of cherry blossom – sakura – a favourite topic of haiku and tanka. He tells […]
Nature in Miniature
beautiful bonsai sculpted by an artist’s hands nothing of their touch just a tiny trace of dew or could it be a teardrop? Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1156 Bonsai, the Japanese Tree-scaping Art In another episode about Japanese art forms, Chèvrefeuille has given us some interesting […]
Winterlude
How much longer will my dark winter linger? Like trees, I drip With persistent grey. I mist rough, nugget soil, pouring ghostly oil from one leaden cloud to the next. The icy grip begins to slip when a red breast flames in an open window frame. Kim M. Russell, 2017 First image is one of […]
Lost Soul
I am a wavering moth, a dusty Hebrew character, inky like my name. I am lost in the night, fluttering and in flames but drawn towards the light. Feeding on fluff and shadows, I sleep among the living and wake up with the dead, when beating hearts are unforgiving to souls that have been bled. […]
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