Russet Norfolk reeds Whisper windy sibilants Quietly rusting © Kim M. Russell, 2015
Category: Journal
My daily journal: comments, thoughts and poetry on daily events.
Ormesby Broad at the End of November
Numb November sky Anchored to the slate-grey broad By tangles of trees Shore-bound silent silhouettes And an empty patch of grass ©Kim M. Russell, 2015
A haiku for the Carpe Diem Special #184
High in the hawthorn Out of reach of the sparrows Blood red berries drip ©Kim M. Russell, 2015
Another Flying Deer
A childhood notion Flying deer following stars Cosmic hide and seek © Kim M. Russell, 2015
Twilight
Twilight quickens In the sweep of cloud Hastening towards the darkness Of night’s heavy shroud Past the finger of the signpost Pointing the way Past the country church And down the lane Each dusk a little death to mourn Until the next new day is born © Kim M. Russell, 2015
Pine Knot
Under fingertips The rough planed woodiness dips Into a smooth knot A dark brown ring in blond pine A perfect imperfection © Kim M. Russell, 2015
Carpe Diem Haiku #868
This is based on a real experience that seemed surreal at the time. In a country lane A flying deer jumped one hedge Then cleared the other
Turning of the Tide
A tanka for the last Friday of this November Turning of the tide Shifts shape and mood of seascape Small boats creak and groan In watercolour rainbows And a gush of salty foam © Kim M. Russell, 2015
Pigeon Steps in the Dark
Insomnia And restlessness reign Filling the night With closed-eye hallucinations Moon, stars and black holes Cast their shadows on your face Ticklish webs of confusion Forcing you to face phantoms Leave the covers’ comfort Play grandmother’s footsteps In fizzing phosphene Pigeon steps in the dark © Kim M. Russell, 2015
Shock and Shame
Your heartbeat skips a gap in time with the shock electric jolt of realisation blurs your vision fades in and then cuts to shame […]
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