butterfly moment stretches to eternity wonder in my hands Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #25 Use That Quote This weekend’s prompt is ‘Use That Quote’, in which we are given a quote as inspiration to create haiku, tanka or another Japanese poetry form: “The butterfly counts not months but […]
Day: March 25, 2018
Unfold Your Own Myth
origami bats fold into dark spaces open-eyed with truth Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1396 Unfold Your Own Myth This week we will see the last few episodes of March and the poems by Rumi. Today’s poem has been taken from The Essential Rumi by Coleman Barks: Unfold Your Own Myth […]
Newborn
The waiting was breath held underwater, the longing was a crushing ocean wave, and the scalpel cut was the sharpness of moonlight at the end of a stormy day. Now his smile carves deep into my ribcage, his fingers worm paths under my skin, and the smell of his head is fresh-baked bread that I […]
writing in north norfolk 