A poem that was unsuccessful in the Prole Laureate Poetry Competition 2016: Last night I watched Frayed threads of day Unravel in dusk, Filling the vast sky With clouds And silhouettes Of trees and birds, Tearing asunder An unseen seam Where day’s glowing coin Slid into the slot of night. A final fanfare of […]
Category: Poems
Leaving the Bus Station
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Tale Weaver #61 – Departure Moments bruise and bleed Down the window In a race To erase Her face Impressed on the dusty glass Like the Turin Shroud The bus engine Sputters into life, a loud Arrhythmic heartbeat And then She is gone Replaced By a forest of faces […]
Fickle Friend
My response to the Secret Keeper’s Weekly Writing Prompt #32 Without your conscience as compass, You navigate the space between us, Aiming for the stars, On the move from one event To the next, my fickle friend, In a universe without end. © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.kika.de
Frankenstein’s Fantasia
I took two poems I posted a while ago and created a new poem as a response to dVerse Poets Pub Poetics – Fantasia A silver thread of melody Augments and diminishes In dissonance and harmony, Underpinned by a heartbeat. Echoing with ambient sound, Crushing crescendo and euphony, Drums and dynamics bloom and […]
Wardrobe of Memories
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge #108 Musty memories Shadows and echoes In the muffled dusk Playing hide and seek Amongst stale sweat and musk Of fur coats and tweed suits Sweet scent of summer dress Redolent of happiness Silk slides against bare skin Empty wardrobe lures you in © Kim M. Russell, […]
Freedom to Express
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #105 Leaving behind The monachopsis of school, As teacher and pupil, I come awake To space In which to breathe; No more needless Compulsion to impress. I nuzzle the freedom Of the poetic macrocosm, Reveal monuments To philosophy And history, Lacerating the page With words, Lines and rhymes. […]
Spring Activities – a list poem
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie B&P’s Shadorma & Beyond – Spring Activities Prune over-hanging branches Of rambling rose and honeysuckle Give the bay tree a haircut Remove the belt and buckle And trim the woody dill stalks Do battle With nettles And other pernicious weeds Organise raised beds Ready for a herb garden Bay, […]
Becoming a Poet
My response to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads A Poem of Our Own Once upon a time I was a teenage girl Every night Chasing poems in my dreams Every day Living in my own shadow Painting a self-portrait by numbers With a life of its own Until I let it go Became me […]
Stars
A shadorma in response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Music Prompt #37 “Burn” by Ellie Goulding We are stars Burning with passion Igniting Each other Letting our blazing souls fly Into outer space © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.bibliotecapleyades.net
Sevenling (When)
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Meeting the Bar: the Sevenling When I was young I longed for Tinseltown: pop of flashbulbs, frenzy of fans, lust for life. Give me sanctuary, companionship and quietude, away from the hustle and bustle: a familiar face and a couple of cats. © Kim M. Russell, 2016 […]
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