following folk tales in crumbs and moonlit pebbles finding adulthood Kim M. Russell, 15th July 2018 My daily response to Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2018 Finding the Way At Carpe Diem, it’s time again for the traditional seasonal retreat: a period of 30 days in which the goal is to write a daily haiku or […]
Day: July 15, 2018
Ancient Warrior Ghosts
ancient warrior ghosts mists over the foreign highlands – waiting for the full moon swords, spears and arrows bristling in the silver lunar light noble samurai spirits drifting on the breeze ever homeward bound sadness and despair hidden behind elaborate masks now the mask is off captured in a photograph warrior revealed fading into history […]
Fifty Five
My fifty-fifth long ago disappeared In the rear-view mirror. Another birthday looms mirrorless – unless I can find a looking-glass that zooms in and out, magnifies my cuckoo soul, the one with the glow, gorgeous and free of blemishes. Old age crosses the road slowly, turning to smile knowingly, making me wait at life’s crossing. […]
Muted Blackbird
Quintessence of fluting blackbird’s gone; at sunrise, golden-beaked jet-black throats no longer sing, though summer’s in full swing. Kim M. Russell, 15th July 2018 My response to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Fussy Little Forms: Tricube – also linked to Poets United Poetry Pantry Marian is back in the Garden this weekend with Fussy Little […]
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