a rustle of wings silver terns sweep autumn skies ripples on water Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on rspb.org.uk My response to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai Autumn Retreat 2017 “departure”
Month: July 2017
Written in Sunshine
Early this morning, as I was catching up with comments and prompts, I received an unexpected message: ‘Happy Anniversary with WordPress.com! You registered on WordPress.com 2 years ago. Thanks for flying with us. Keep up the good blogging.’ This gave me some cheer on a Monday morning. Although I retired from teaching three years ago, […]
The Homeless Café
Some shine like celadon, confidence permeates every pore, while others, abashed and nervous, sag like vacant old sofas to the floor, salvaged by a café for the poor and homeless, a place to read and drink tea, chat over mugs of steaming coffee, clip articles from out-of-date magazines donated by local charities, debating the offal […]
Departure #10
shriek of a whistle summer train’s about to leave tears at the window Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai Autumn Retreat 2017 “departure”
Summer Love
two white butterflies spiralling among flowers star-crossed summer love Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on telegraph.co.uk My response to Carpe Diem Writing and Enjoying Haiku #3 classical haiku In this week’s ‘weekend meditation’, Chèvrefeuille has brought us an episode ‘Writing and Enjoying Haiku’, inspired by Jane Reichhold’s book. In the last episode, we had […]
Departure #9
hot bright July days pungent with summer scents already fading Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai Autumn Retreat 2017 “departure”
Christopher’s Pearl
I know your silhouette so well, your Baroque rotundity a pearl that has adorned the skyline for three centuries and more, and survived the destructive fires of war. You have witnessed eminent weddings, funerals and celebrations, of which reverberations still whisper round your gallery, an everlasting litany. Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest […]
Departure #8
a golden landscape bearing fruit and shedding leaves farewell to summer Kim M. Russell, 2017 Kawase Hasui’s Woodblock Print Monkey Rock in Autumn 1947 – image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai Autumn Retreat 2017 “departure”
Departure #7
end of summer term children hurry out of school six weeks of freedom Kim M. Russell, 2017 Elizabeth Adela Forbes School Is Out 1889 – image found on wikipedia.org My response to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai Autumn Retreat 2017 “departure”
The girl in the corner…
that was me, knitting furiously, jumpers, hats and scarves, while sipping wine from a sticky glass and smoking roll-ups when a pattern got tough. I’d sing along to Neil Young and Joni, nod to prog rock, smiling shyly, never one to socialise, knitting in shadows of different plies. Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to […]
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