with its carpets of bluebells
and cowslips;
gorse pods popping,
pinecones dropping;
an overexuberance of May blossom
blooming with burgeoning butterflies:
brimstones, holly blues,
and pearl-bordered fritillaries.
How soon it is over,
giving way to heat
and brighter flowers,
an exhausting psychedelia.
Kim M. Russell, 21st May 2026
It’s Thursday and Open Link Night at the dVerse Poets Pub, where Grace is our host.
As I was away for Björn’s Meeting the Bar last week, I thought I’d write a list poem; as he wrote, “The use of lists in poetry can be a very powerful tool. Not just as poems themselves but maybe even more as a tool to start when your creativity is low. It may be a way to create descriptions for abstract objects or to expand a metaphor. A list can also work as a metaphor, or it can be a list of negations.”
I agree that creating a list is often a good way to gather inspiration.
writing in north norfolk 
“Exhausting psychedelia Awesome line to close the poem, we are still in that exponential blooming stage here in the Northwest, but already getting peeks at 80+ degree days here and there. Just a matter of time before the heat. I loved all your gorgeous imagery in this, well done!🩵
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Thank you, Cara. I have a riot of honeysuckle and pink roses outside the window – such a fabulous fragrance! And I’ve seen butterflies!
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Mmmm one of my fave smell as well!! Enjoy!
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This is stunning, Kim! 😍 I resonate with; “an overexuberance of May blossom blooming with burgeoning butterflies.” ❤️❤️
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Thank you, Sanaa! 💕
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You’re most welcome ❤️
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great rhythm, loved the beat, and “blooming with burgeoning butterflies”
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Thank you!
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It’s all good, Kim, but -as others have noted- that butterfly image is outstanding
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