windmills and flat landscapes
coastal curves and seascapes
white sails flash on Broads
folded fields and sedgy meadows
fruit in orchards and in hedgerows
wriggling country roads
plopping frogs and gurgling shallows
trumpeting geese and warbling swallows
rumbling tourist boats
Norfolk twang and magpie’s cry
commingle as the world slips by
diminuendo of minor notes
Kim M. Russell, 3rd April 2017
On day 3 of The Poetry School’s NaPoWriMo prompts, we are looking at the list poem.
We have been asked to read example list poems (‘The Ice-Cream Man’ by Michael Longley and ‘Short Shorted / Odogbolu 1995’ by Inua Ellams) and then to start writing down lists of things, which we should then turn into a poem.
Also linked up to Sherry’s ‘landscapes’ prompt at What’s Going On? on 12th February 2025.
writing in north norfolk 
commingle as the world slips by
diminuendo of minor notes
It is to be expected. The world moves around and life will be same.
Hank
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Thanks for reading, hank!
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Excellent! 😎🌹
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🌞
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What a lovely glimpse of your chosen landscape, Kim. I didnt know there were windmills there. Cool. I especially love the magpie’s cry!
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Yes, Norfolk is flat like Holland, with windmills and waterways, especially here on the Norfolk Broads.
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“Norfolk twang and magpie’s crycommingle as the world slips by . . .”
Seems a rural kind of place, well stocked and safely out of the main stream. Lovely.
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It sounds like you live in a beautiful area, Kim. Along the sea would be so restful, I would think. This especially appeals to me:
“windmills and flat landscapes
coastal curves and seascapes
white sails flash on Broads”
Thanks for joining us again this week. Smiles.
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Thank you, Mary. Our village is popular but we have a population of only 331 (according to the 2021 census).
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is the rhyme scheme any particular form, Kim? I really like your aab tercets. My favorite is the final one. “Diminuendo”…what a fine word!
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Thank you, Shay. No particular form – I just went with the flow. I have a liking for musical terms.
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I love how you have captured England and all its wonderful peculiarities – windmills on the broads what could be better!
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Thank you, Jae. Our village is popular but we have a population of only 331 (according to the 2021 census).
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I like the musical terms and the Norfolk twang. You have so many different accents in the UK. You describe a lovely village life.
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Thank you, Rall, It is a peaceful village, very pretty and friendly.
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Kim, your use of brilliant adjectives make this special. I have never been able to create short poems, so I admire you – and you pack quite a punch! Amy PS Hope you are feeling better soon.
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Thank you so much, Amy.
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Gorgeous work, Kim. Masterfully painted with delightful alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia, and rhyme. Wow, I love it.
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Thank you so much, Jennifer!
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“Norfolk twang and magpie’s cry
commingle as the world slips by
diminuendo of minor notes”
There’s a wistful elegance in how sound and motion intertwine, making it feel like brief but resonant reflection on impermanence.
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Thank you, Bing.
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“plopping frogs and gurgling shallows
trumpeting geese and warbling swallows
rumbling tourist boats”
I love that stanza, full of life and sound.
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Thanks Sara!
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