I have fresh longing to go
for a walk by the river,
where water flows
like feathers,
last dregs of snow
melt into mud,
and a swan skims low,
wingtips smacking
the surface of the water
in the viridescent and slow
warming of monochrome.
Kim M. Russell, 22nd February 2021
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Quadrille: Going… Going… Gone Poeming
De is back to host this Monday’s Quadrille with the word ‘go’. She asks us to go boldly; go above and beyond; go crazy and go bananas; and, wherever we go, she wants us to write us a little poem with the word GO (or one of its forms) in it somewhere.
writing in north norfolk 
This is incredibly incredibly gorgeous writing, Kim 😀 I so love the image of “the surface of the water in the viridescent and slow warming of monochrome.”💝💝
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Thanks so much, Sanaa! 🙂
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That’s a lovely image of the swan with its ‘wingtips smacking
the surface of the water’
I would be quite happy to go there too!
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Norfolk is one of the best places in the UK for birds, especially waterfowl.
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Gorgeous in language, form and shape, Kim! So incredible.
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Thanks so much, De!
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Kim- this is utterly beautiful. Your words flow perfectly with the shape of the poem.
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Thank you very much, Linda!
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Love the thought of that swan touching the water with its wingtips… a sense of longing touches me.
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Thanks Bjorn!
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You conjured a beautiful vision for us all to enjoy! Thank you.
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Thank you for your lovely comment, Bev!
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You’ve made wings, and they’re lovely. Very impressive quadrille.
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Thank you!
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Oh! Sigh! I love this, Kim. Such a beautiful image. I can see–and feel it. AND I’m so impressed that you managed to make it into a wing form, too.
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Thank you kindly, Merril!
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You’re very welcome!
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The imagery – literal and figurative – simply took my breath away. So beautiful.
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Thank you so much, Dora!
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Nice one Kim. Your poem flaps its wings with the slow grace of a swan.
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Thanks Jane!
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Kim, I adore this:
“the viridescent and slow
warming of monochrome.”
YES.
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Thank you, Lisa. This morning there was a pink glow everywhere – a sure sign of rain.
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Kim, this is utterly elegant.
Yours,
David
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That’s a lovely comment – thank you, David!
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Quadrilliffic, KR. Just what I needed, though it’ll be a while ’til any woodsy trails are open, or any waterway isn’t solid. Thanks for getting me out, though.
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You’re welcome to join me any time, Ron!
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Very nice, and the flying swan shape a thoughtful addition
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Thank you, Ron.
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Lovely images to harness your longing.
Stay Safe
Much💗love
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Thank you, Gillena! Have a great week!
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I like the shape of the poem. It has wings.
These ending lines spoke to me,
“the surface of the water
in the viridescent and slow
warming of monochrome.”
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Thank you, Ali!
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A lovely place to go…a lovely shape to flow…a lovely swan to know!
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Thank you, Lynn!
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Beautiful.. Kim…
You must have carefully chosen these words.
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Thank you kindly!
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Any time, my dear.
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love the literal movement in the lines and the way the words swim –
” where water flows
like feathers,”
is a most original line – the mix of air and water
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I’m not usually a fan of shaped (I don’t even know the term–concrete?) poetry, but this works so beautifully.
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Thank you, Xan!
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What a joy to witness this scene. A beautiful poem.
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Thanks so much, Marilyn.
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A good way to go. (K)
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With your words and shape you took me there with you, Kim! The details and flow are outstanding here!
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Thanks so much, Jay!
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This is beautiful!!!
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