My response to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai’s Seven Days Before Christmas 2015 #6 mistletoe Evergreen beauty Innocent mistle berries In a kissing bough Feeding birds and spreading seeds Of joy in Christmas kisses © Kim M. Russell, 2015 Image found on Pinterest
Category: Journal
My daily journal: comments, thoughts and poetry on daily events.
The Fir Tree continues
Stave 3 By Christmas, The fir tree had grown Into such a dark green tree, It was first to be chopped down; The axe bit deep and keen And it toppled with a groan. On a horse-drawn sleigh, The tree was driven into town, To a house where servants in livery Carried it to […]
Great Grandmother
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie’s Photo Challenge #92 Held in fragile arms Caressed by arthritic hands New branch has been born Sprung from the family tree Old and young blessed by the sun (Awarded 1st Place) Great Grandmother by SFC Lance Widner – Division 1 (Active Duty Military) CC BY 2.0 […]
The next stave of The Fir Tree
Stave 2 In autumn The fir tree Trembled to see Woodcutters Chopping, The tallest trees Toppling To the ground With a groan And a crash. Stripped naked, They were loaded Onto wagons And driven away. In spring, the swallows returned And the stork appeared, Singing songs of oceans and ships With magnificent mast trees […]
Night Comes to the Evening Table
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie and Wordle #90 At day’s zenith, The hearse of narcissistic night approaches, Etiolates the remains of sunset, A nightshade Obsequious and vague. The sun’s areola, Disintegrating In drifting cloud, Is lost in the murmur Of the wide winter sky. © Kim M. Russell, 2015
The Fir Tree
Based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen Stave 1 In a forest, in a good spot With sunshine and plenty of air. Stood a little fir tree, So eager to grow up It didn’t think about warm sun or fresh air Or children chattering And berry gathering. The children exclaimed That the fir tree […]
Christmas Troiku
Another response to Carpe Diem Seven Days Before Christmas 2015 #4 presents Below the green tree Each parcel wrapped carefully Bright Christmas colours Below the green tree Hearts beat with wonder Anticipation Each parcel wrapped carefully Tied up with a bow Secret surprises Bright Christmas colours Shiny ornaments and lights Adorn the […]
First haiku of the week
Lonely Words Watery words weep Steeped in hours of lonely thoughts Talking to myself © Kim M. Russell, 2015
Poetry is Rocket Science
My response to the secret keeper’s weekly writing prompt #16 There’s comfort in words Head full of lines and stanzas Melting into shape Wicked rhythm of poems Escaping into space © Kim M. Russell, 2015 Image found on en.wikipedia.org
Unwrapping a Sunset
My response to Carpe Diem Seven Days Before Christmas 2015 #4 presents Christmas came early Your gift, this evening’s sunset, Too big for the tree © Kim M. Russell, 2015
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