starry memory
observing constellations
ancient dot-to-dot
the night sky shifted and bathed
the sea with spectral shimmer
Kim M. Russell, 2017
My response to Carpe Diem #1264 Borealis (Northern Lights)
This month Carpe Diem celebrates its fifth anniversary, for which Chèvrefeuille has chosen a variety of themes and prompts from past posts in a trip down memory-lane, as well as music at the weekends.
This Sunday, the first musical prompt, entitled ‘borealis’, is by the composer Peter Crowley. I have reworked a combination of a poem and a haiku I posted last year into a new tanka.
writing in north norfolk 
Reblogged this on Collecting Reality and commented:
A lovely poem about the night sky…..
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Thank you for the reblog!
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Beautiful, Kim! I thought I recognized the “dot-to-dot” phrase 😉
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When I was little my nan used to buy dot-to-dot books from Woolworth to keep me occupied on rainy days. 🙂
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Just beautiful on so many levels.
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Thanks Janice!
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Such Phenomenal Brilliance! 😎😎😎😎😎
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Thanks Dorna!
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