My response to Jane Dougherty’s Poetry challenge 11: Sayings Even a broken clock Is right twice a day No urgent tick or tock No clamorous chime To mark the time Just the sun Rising and setting Clouds passing Wind blowing Dandelion seeds – Another broken clock © Kim M. Russell, 2015 Image found on ifsantag.deviantart.com […]
Category: Journal
My daily journal: comments, thoughts and poetry on daily events.
Narrowing Focus
My response to Carpe Diem Haiku Writing Techniques #25 The Technique of Narrowing Focus Crowded winter copse lattice of leaveless branches one sturdy trunk © Kim M. Russell, 2015
A Winter Haibun
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie’s Heeding Haiku So far the winter in Norfolk has been extraordinarily mild. We already have spring blossom on some trees, daffodils are showing, some are even blooming, and it’s too warm to wear scarf, gloves and hat. We haven’t even lit a fire! I love dressing up in layers of […]
A Windy Night
If I were a kite last night I would have been dancing in the dark weaving in branches and having a lark with washing making dogs bark instead I was hiding under the covers listening to the whoop and howl of the wind I even jumped when it blew the window open and rushed […]
Toy Piano
evocative plink innocence of toy piano becomes sinister black and white nostalgia in fading photography © Kim M. Russell, 2015
I didn’t realise!
Congratulations on writing 500 posts on writing in north norfolk!
Winter Octet
Skeleton stalks and leaves Litter the ground below the trees Headstone sky heavy and grey Weighs down the metallic winter day Willows weep and wind moans loud Weaving skeins across the cloud A funeral fugue of geese Paints a seasonal masterpiece © Kim M. Russell, 2015 Image found on www.ournorfolk.org.uk
Weather
I don’t worry about whether It’s foggy or snowy Sunny or grey I enjoy weather Whatever It articulates Feelings in my heart Thoughts in my mind Illustrates the day Colours in-between the lines Of life Offers something to talk about Fills in the gaps Introduces strangers Brings together friends Determines how a day starts And […]
Roots and Anchors
Trees anchored by roots Bend against the winter storm Boats held by anchors Resisting the strength of ropes One is made of the other © Kim M. Russell, 2015 Painting by John Barrell · At Tate Britain · LRB 18 December 2014 http://www.lrb.co.uk
First Day of January
My response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #76 Year&New In the early hours The newborn year is pristine Worn in by lunchtime © Kim M. Russell, 2015
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