Transient tonic In the darkest months One a brash American Seductress with sunshine Ribbons of petals The other a coy Oriental Adorned with twisted threads A rainbow Of purple, red, orange and yellow Announced by a haunting hint Of citrus and spice A frozen breath of incense On a still winter day © Kim M. […]
Category: Journal
My daily journal: comments, thoughts and poetry on daily events.
Snow on Snow
My response to Carpe Diem #897 snow viewing Page of snow below Awaiting words traced by birds Shadow picture book Against a clear sky Naked winter trees dressed with Clouds of snow blossom © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Stick Fishing
Motionless Silhouettes on bird-leg stilts Against flamingo flame of sky Precarious Perched on wooden poles that rise From the cobalt waves of the ocean Famous The topic of photography Capturing gaze and imagination Curious Age old vocation passed down generations Off the southern Sri Lankan coast Tenacious Twice daily between sunrise and sunset Even below […]
Preparing for a Winter’s Night
After a winter of incessant rain, Fields have turned into floodplains; The village cricket pitch impersonates a lake In which bedraggled crows leave gulls in their wake. The weather has turned cold; An icy wind has taken hold, Stinging cheeks and numbing fingers. Slipping slowly, the weak sun lingers. Into a diluted sunset, birds take […]
A Saturday troiku
Birth of a Poem Pregnant with poems Lonely writer takes a pen Gives birth to each word Pregnant with poems A creative crescendo Of rich imagery Lonely writer takes a pen Words bleed on paper Baring the soul in black ink Gives birth to each word Conceived in inspiration Poet’s child […]
Winter Has Arrived
Blessed by biting wind The marriage of ice and rain Bites down to the bone Wintry weather has arrived In chilly celebration © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Waiting
My response to FRIDAY FICTION with RONOVAN WRITES Prompt Challenge #9 At King’s Cross On platform one Under the clock alone She checks her phone And then her watch Against hands That sweep red digits Life’s cleaners brushing away Seconds and minutes Tidying the day Somewhere in the station A whistle blows Doors slam Trains come […]
January Sleet
My response to Carpe Diem Sparkling Stars #23 Sleet slides down windscreens Winter clouds are fit to burst Pierced by a sunray © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Trying on a Wedding Dress
I have been trying for ages to encapsulate in a tanka the experience of going shopping for a wedding dress with my daughter. I hope this does it justice. The wedding isn’t until May and I’m sure there will be plenty to write about then. Of course, I can’t include a picture! Champagne froth […]
Overwintering
Curled conker-like A protective whorl of prickly spines The half-grown hedgehog froze A tiny statue in the confines Of the garden Amongst withered hydrangea and rose Safely out of reach Hiding its fear It must have foraged well To be outside So late in the year Perhaps it found a kind soul Who fed it […]
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