In the early morning Silvery moonlight Frost glitters Ice splitters Like diamonds on a tree Below the branches Pearly flakes drift Deer skitter Birds flitter Below the naked tree Whose spindly boughs Are clad in snow His red breast glows The robin in the garden ©Kim M. Russell, 2015
Category: Journal
My daily journal: comments, thoughts and poetry on daily events.
A new tale from Hans Christian Andersen
The Snowman Stave 1 The snowman was born To the sound of boys’ yells, The clang of sleigh bells, The crack of a whip And the clip Of hooves. Winter was so wondrously cold, It bit life into the snowman And made him creak with joy; He wished he could move, Slide on ice like […]
Overgrown Garden
My response to Carpe Diem Haiku Writing Techniques #23 finding the divine in the common – a deeper spiritual meaning Through tangled branches Of the overgrown garden Patch of sky breaks through ©Kim M. Russell, 2015
The Last Star
The last star pierces The early morning sky Silvery moonlight Sparkles on fresh snow On the top branches Of a Christmas tree An angel reaches up Plucks the star from the clouds And hangs it on a bough ©Kim M. Russell, 2015 Just a little seasonal whimsy before I go to Wednesday Bounce and Rhyme […]
It’s a Cat’s Life
A tanka for Marc-André at Katzenworld A cat’s life is hard Lazing and playing all day Having your fur stroked Snoozing hours away Until its meal time again © Kim M. Russell, 2015
Coyote
My response to RonovanWrites’ #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #75 Charm&Look Little prairie wolf Gregarious and vocal Wily and feral ©Kim M. Russell, 2015 Image found on www.huffingtonpost.com
Snowflake Tears
My response to Carpe Diem #880 Secrets unveiled of the Deep North: coolness, cloud peaks, not permitted to tell Snowflakes on eyelash Crystals descended from clouds Become tracks of tears © Kim M. Russell, 2015 Image found on www.pinterest.com
Close to the Edge
My response to Mindlovesmisery’s Menagerie’s Photo Challenge #91 Close to the Edge Water’s reflection Mirroring mind’s deception Light’s distortion Alluring luminescence Drawing us close to the edge © Kim M. Russell, 2015 Anne Worner “Don’t Fall In” CC BY 2.0
Owl Music
An owl crooned me to sleep From the silver birch At the end of the garden A haunting song No doubt a hunting song That echoed in my dreams Took me flying In the night shadows Through tall willows Skimming the river Where stars shiver Voles and mice scatter And night birds chatter All on […]
Caresses
Translation of a poem by Stefan Zweig I love each first anxious caress, Still part question and already part trust, Because after them more hours press, Like pillars into our lives they thrust. They are the scent of the briefest flower’s palpation, A quick glance, a smile, a gentle hand – They crackle like […]
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