I once sat in an exam, looking for the one right answer, reluctant to accept the duality of light. How does light wave? Should I wave back? According to Einstein, light is a continuous field of waves, which makes me feel wanted. But then, it seems, light travels away, leaves as an electromagnetic wave, divides, […]
Month: April 2017
Dedication
breathing mountain air unaware of rocks and stones sounds blend into one Kim M. Russell, 2017 Young Mountain Monk My response to Carpe Diem Namasté, The Spiritual Way #8 Spiritual Imagination In this week’s ‘Namasté, The Spiritual Way’ episode, we have a selection of images for inspiration. We should choose an image and create a […]
Unconditional Love Day 15
a precious gift blue butterfly on the wing the first one this spring Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on 123RF.com My response to Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2017 (unconditional) love
The Second to Last Bird of Sunset
I look up at a vacant sky; except for one small cloud and the inkling of a crescent moon it’s empty – and then, there they are, swerving, climbing, swooping, flocking into the sunset. Sometimes, as the sun drops into the dark slot of night, the second to last bird’s wings briefly singe, forever cast […]
Self-Cento(red)
There’s a chill in the early morning air. Light spreads brightly downwards from the wide fluttering clusters of papery wings, tangles tongues with rain. Anonymous at a timeless hour, pigeons pace like commuters in the station, detect a rhythm, diminuendo of minor notes – no cooing on the telephone wire. A shadow flits ahead. Along […]
Moon Flower
rising from shadows flowering the night garden a blossoming moon Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Chèvrefeuille’s Gift to You to Celebrate Our First Luster Of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai #2 “Use That Quote” A few weeks ago Chèvrefeuille started a special feature to celebrate our upcoming first luster. In this special feature he […]
Unconditional Love Day 14
vernal florescence short-lived petals cling to branch end of a season Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2017 (unconditional) love
Hobgoblin Shadows
When mother forgot to shut the curtains at night, outside the window the sulphurous street light invaded my bedroom and filled it with shadows of slippery hobgoblins with fingers so thin they could fit in my ears and burrow under my skin, squirm into the feathers that softened my pillows, and wait until I’d fallen […]
Day 28 Spring Haiku
spring cleaning broken cobwebs steeped in dust last year’s memories grey feathers scattered among spring daisies young swans gather April showers confetti blossoms puddle spring promises Kim M. Russell, 28th April 2017 Image found on Pinterest On Day 28 of The Poetry School’s NaPoWriMo prompts, we are writing haiku. Ali doesn’t want us to bother […]
Unconditional Love Day 13
after heavy rain a blackbird tugs on a worm gaping beaks await Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Wikipedia My response to Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2017 (unconditional) love
writing in north norfolk 