Turn the dial Decrease the volume Leave only the comforting Constant Of white noise Subdue the light Remove all colour Leave only the delicate Dust Of grey Like this day Of cloud and rain Take away material things Leave only a hole For burying the pain © Kim M. Russell, 2015
Category: Journal
My daily journal: comments, thoughts and poetry on daily events.
The penultimate stave of…
The Little Match Girl Stave 3 She struck match number three And the match girl found herself Under a Christmas tree, With a thousand candles Burning on its green boughs. As she reached out To the exquisite light, The Christmas candles Rose and became bright Stars – one Fell And burnt a long fiery path […]
Cyclamen
Hiding under fruit trees In the undergrowth and weeds Is a jewel A cyclamen Delicate Diminutive Impudent Bursting into life In the face of winter © Kim M. Russell, 2015 My cyclamen are so well hidden I had to find an image on www.actaplantarum.org
Morning Star and Moon
Early morning star Orbiting the crescent moon Silver seduction © Kim M. Russell, 2015
Final Day of the 5 day photo story challenge
A Quiet Place This is a quiet place A collection of moments A still languid lake Swallowing each drop of rain Crying tears of memories In watery reflections Wistfully blue complexions Shimmering light and shadow Split by the occasional Kingfisher or dragonfly Chinks in a diluted sky © Kim M. Russell, 2015 I can’t […]
Neglected
Tumbledown Neglected Shed Overgrown Contents unknown Worn by weather Padlocked for ever By a lost key ©Kim M. Russell, 2015
Reflections
Liquid looking-glass Still water framed by branches Backscattering light Absorbing shapes and colours Drowning landscapes in the sky ©Kim M. Russell, 2015
Pandora’s Box
Once the box opens, You discover the real world: Guile and corruption. Innocence and naive curiosity Pale into nostalgic dreams. ©Kim M. Russell, 2015 Image found on Pinterest
Day 4 of the 5 day photo story challenge.
Light Filters We say light filters Through leaves and branches of trees. But is it the trees That filter light through their green Canopies of foliage? © Kim M. Russell, 2015 Reminder of the Challenge Guidelines: Post a picture each day for five consecutive days. Attach a story to your image. Can be fiction […]
Day 3 of the 5 day photo story challenge
Reminder of the Challenge Guidelines: Post a picture each day for five consecutive days. Attach a story to your image. Can be fiction / non-fiction Poem / short paragraph Each day nominates another blogger As I’m not at all well today and will be heading back to bed shortly, I have decided to keep it […]
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