between fall and swirl of russet and golden leaves a sudden cloudburst Kim M. Russell, 16th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1546 Abstract Autumn Today our challenge is to think outside the box and create Japanese poetry from a visual prompt of abstract art: an autumn painting in which we cannot see recognisable […]
Month: November 2018
And not forgetting the mist
If I should forget you in the mist of growing old I’ll remember to grasp that mist and not let go. I’ll weave the threads between my fingers, tie knots to help them linger just a little longer to remind me of the autumn mist along the coast and the first time we kissed. Kim […]
Becoming an Alien
blue veins pulse marbled mud skin has become reptilian breasts desiccated, juiceless buds amber hair is now dusty grey a heart that once soared now only thuds have I become an alien? Kim M. Russell, 15th November 2018 My response to Poets United Midweek Motif: Ode to Age Sumana is hosting this week with an […]
Moonlight and Water Fowl
fishing for the moon on the ripples of the lake a gaggle of geese fishing for the moon pine needles float to the shore frosted with silver on the ripples of the lake splintered into stars a new galaxy a gaggle of geese diving for fragments of light shivering feathers Kim M. Russell, 15th November […]
Love Eternally Day 30
November roses wind lifts petals from the path a whispered goodbye Kim M. Russell, 14th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat 2018 Love Eternally We have reached the final day of Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat, a period of 30 days to write haiku or tanka every day on a specific theme: ‘love […]
Autumn Lamplight
it’s dark by teatime shadows crowd round the lamplight butter melts on toast Kim M. Russell, 14th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1544 autumn lamplight (aki no hi) Today our challenge is to create haiku, tanka or another Japanese poetry form with the given classical kigo, autumn lamplight (aki no hi), for which […]
The Naked Touch
a stony coldness plucked from a beach fills my palm and overflows into each line and groove, pulling fingers into a claw – like a ring clasping a jewel sensitive tips trace dents and pocks knocked into it by waves and rocks pebbled acne smoothed by human caress, the stroke of skin wrinkles, calluses and […]
Rainstorm
from a thunderous sky squalls of rain drum on windows cloudburst crescendo Kim M. Russell, 12th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1543 rainstorm In today’s episode in a month of celebrating the beauty of autumn, we have a rainstorm and an example of a haiku on that theme, which was spotted on the […]
Love Eternally Day 29
autumn breathes in curls mist, leaves and a loved one’s hair tangled in the wind Kim M. Russell, 13th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat 2018 Love Eternally It’s time for Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat, a period of 30 days to write haiku or tanka every day on a specific theme: ‘love […]
Love Eternally Day 28
curled up in my lap at the end of a long day a satisfied purr Kim M. Russell, 12th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat 2018 Love Eternally It’s time for Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat, a period of 30 days to write haiku or tanka every day on a specific theme: ‘love […]
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