My response to Carpe Diem Special #201 Basho’s disciples: Morikawa Kyoroku’s ‘morning glories’ early rays of sun unravel grey morning mist frost begins to thaw * early rays of sun outline shadows with silver dew drips from branches * early rays of sun trace peaceful looping river heron dips its head * © Kim M. […]
Category: Journal
My daily journal: comments, thoughts and poetry on daily events.
Night Mysteries
The old moon has crumbled Into stars There is nothing left To hold the sky together I watch it from behind my hands Feel my bones strain Under the weight of it all Waiting for the mountains Of the moon to fall Soaking up the darkness And the light Steadfast in the silence Of the […]
The Kindness of Friends
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Poetics – Choose a Line. This week Mary has asked us to read the poem “Burning the Old Year” by Naomi Shihab Nye, choose one of the lines & use it as a line in a newly written poem. I have chosen the line: ‘Notes friends tied to the doorknob’. My […]
Happiness
My response to Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #72 Use that quote […] “The purpose of our lives is to be happy”. […] Dalai Lama golden crab apple bobs aimlessly in the stream happy to be borne on capricious ebb and flow voyage of experience © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk Unfortunately no crab […]
Friendship
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge# 103 latoday.deviantart.com Essence of silver Settles on lake’s reflection Weaves weeds and water In a spellbinding moment Of innocent trust and friendship © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Onion Tears
My response to Carpe Diem #934 Onions below parchment skin silvery rings of onion bitter tears within © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest
Rainbows in the Mud
My response to Carpe Diem #933 Rain downpour of water bouncing in puddles creates rainbows in the mud © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Gordian Knot – a shadorma
My response to the secret keeper’s Weekly Writing Prompt #27 (5) Words: | WORTH | SPARK | PLOT | QUAKE | SPY | Spyglass squints A spark of light glints Fingers quake As dawn breaks Worthy secret agent’s plot A Gordian knot © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on http://www.counter-currents.com
The Tipsy Widow’s Funeral
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #100 Her grave is a xenolith of lustrous Marble, disguised by a grassy knoll. The funeral is tempestuous, The vicar a fraudulent troll Spouting his panegyric. He didn’t know her, Never saw the widow’s laces Stained with spiteful traces Of laudanum and breakfast yolk That trickled down her chin. […]
Brave and Quiet
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Writing Prompt #149 “Collage 18” The quote “You’re So Brave and Quiet I forget you’re suffering.” Ernest Hemingway. Behind the trusty doors of confession A soul is bared Unaware That someone else is listening And later Over coffee The story creeps across a kitchen table Grotesque gossip Woven like a […]
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