new paths through water discovered and carved by hands a mermaid’s tale Kim M. Russell, 22nd 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 […]
Month: July 2018
Dreams of Fire
In the middle of a hot and breezeless night, I’m drenched in sweat and wrestling with the sheet snaked around my legs. I’m running from a heath fire, purple heather sizzles into burnt sienna and birds explode in showers of feathers, glowing and spitting like fanned embers. A sharp-winged dragon skims the hummocks, breathing flames […]
Finding the Way Day 7
a dappled footpath inviting us to explore secrets of shadows Kim M. Russell, 21st 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 tanka about […]
Anguish
Anguished cries of lapwings rise from deep in sedgy fields to sky; their tinny raspings bring to mind an anguish of a different kind: the mewling of a starving child; a young girl’s screams as she’s defiled; a mother’s keening of despair; a grandmother’s calm and care as she sings a soothing lullaby of winter […]
Caged Moon (a septet)
Willows, the anchors of life, felted with silvery grey, captured the moon and his wife in a basket canopy, where daddy longlegs rattle and candle flies do battle: at the end of a hot day. Kim M. Russell, 19th July 2018 My response to dVerse Poets Pub Meeting the Bar: Septets This Thursday, Frank Hubeny […]
Finding the Way Day 6
pennant ears streaming buffeted by March madness a zig-zagging hare Kim M. Russell, 19th 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 […]
Abandoned Boat
stranded by the tide no oars and free of anchor an empty vessel Kim M. Russell, 19th July 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1479 abandoned boat Today’s image to inspire our imaginations without limits was found on Tumblr.
Freed
I remember in 1986 a free concert on Clapham Common when Sade sang. Later, we raised our voices in a chorus to ‘Free Nelson Mandela’. Not long after, he took that long walk to freedom, with dignity and humility, shared his wisdom and showed how one man can unite many. He lived a long life, […]
Finding the Way Day 5
tangled green weeds camouflage of cool shadows a cat’s paradise Kim M. Russell, 18th 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 […]
Moorings
on sleepy moorings boats rise and fall with the tide breezy lullaby Kim M. Russell, 18th July 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1478 Harbour Today the image for our inspiration is another photo from Chèvrefeuille’s hometown. He gives us the option of using his image or sharing images taken in our own neighbourhoods or […]
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