In the machinations of the cosmos, we’re on Earth below and high above us a silver lunar eye and swirling stars. We expect the unexpected, even when we know seasons must come around again in Nature’s karmic puppet show. Comedy or tragedy, she writes the rules in moon-silvered chalk; she sings the songs while we […]
Month: July 2018
Fragile
ephemeral puff airy dandelion clock waiting for a breeze Kim M. Russell, 5th July 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1468 fragile Today’s image to inspire Japanese poetry has the title ‘fragile’. My haiku is dedicated to my mum who would have been 81 today. I chose a different image for Mum.
Bench in the Park
park bench in the sun trickling water, rustling leaves an invitation Kim M. Russell, 4th July 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1467 bench in the park Chèvrefeuille says that this month he hopes to show us images taken in his hometown; today we have an image taken in a park just around the corner […]
Lazy Days
The air is intense and fragrant with meadowsweet and elder, the burn of summer a reminder that everything is changing. Seasons will always come and go, the moon and love will wax and wane, giving us another reason to lie down in green meadows, breathe in the sweet trickle of bee-kissed honeysuckle and slumber lazy […]
A Salvaged Soul
She took a deep breath, reached beyond life and death, and exhaled her soul, spat it out with a spray of bitter bile. All the while, the devil waited patiently with a silver salver to collect it for eternity. Her empty carapace echoed with gratitude, free of the dead weight of responsibility. Kim M. Russell, […]
Contemplation
focused and serene empty palms drawn together a sacred hello Kim M. Russell, 3rd July 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1466 Contemplation Today we have a new image to inspire Japanese poetry, which is enitled “contemplation”. It’s the image of a young monk praying.
The Blue Door
behind the blue door peace and shade of a courtyard a trickling fountain Kim M. Russell, 2nd July 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1465 The Blue Door We are kicking off a new month full of Imagination Without Limits with the first of many images: The Blue Door
A Distant Mountain
paulownia leaves dappling dusty mountain tracks a ray of sunlight paulownia leaves heart-shaped parasols quiver a young girl’s dowry dappling dusty mountain tracks saplings are dancing embracing the breeze a ray of sunlight painting clouds red and purple twilit peak glows Kim M. Russell, 1st July 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #40 […]
Flash Burn
After the bomb, when radiation wreaked its devastation and the world turned monochrome, life leached from crooked limbs of blackened trees and poisoned humans. In the midst of chaos and confusion, a mother’s love lit up the sky, just like the radiation before the mushroom imprinted shadows on our souls. Kim M. Russell, 1st July […]
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