She was untouched by the sun, skin pale as the moon, heart marked with lunar craters, one for each lover in her life. She has danced dark rhythms, kissed many shades of skin and lips, felt the resonance of untameable blues pulse in veins and hips, but she will never know the misery of a […]
Sand in our Shoes
A walk on a beach reminds me of those first days, walking hand in hand, laughing at the wind and waves, the dog off its lead, running from waves, fetching stones. We braved all weather, cherishing time together, because life is short, we couldn’t believe our luck, or that it would last. And here we […]
Persephone’s Fanfare
The morning walk takes us to an otherworldly place where winter aconites grow and butter the park like toast. They fill the air with a spring glow, Persephone’s annual boast, a fanfare to the sea swell, the burgeoning tsunami yellow of crocuses and daffodils. Kim M. Russell, 10th February 2020 My response to dVerse Poets […]
Al Fresco
Laughter and tears together Overhead the stars collide Vernal moon waxes silver Earthy marriage bed Kim M. Russell, 10th February 2020 My response to Carpe Diem #1808 LOVE acrostic challenge The theme this month ‘love’ and today the challenge is to create an acrostic dodoitsu, a four-line Japanese poetry form in which the first letter […]
Just another Cicada
on a stone pillow only the dead sleep soundly a cicada cries seventeen sad syllables carried away on the breeze Kim M. Russell, 8th February 2020 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #115 Transformation: a stone for a pillow This weekend our challenge is a Transformation special feature, in which the goal is to […]
Strange things happen at sea
The walk along the beach that Sunday was wild. The wind racing across the sand was fast and powerful, blowing bubbles of foam into the dunes and sand into hair and eyes. The tall dark-haired woman in the Fair-isle hat bent down to stroke the terrier at her feet and lifted a stone from a […]
Synchronised
two bodies converge in a passionate tango synchronised heartbeats Kim M. Russell, 7th February 2020 My response to Carpe Diem #1807 Two Hearts Become One Chèvrefeuille says that love is the ultimate emotion, positive energy, and it uplifts hearts, when ‘two hearts become one’, for example in dancing – especially the Tango. He has shared […]
Autumn and Winter Duet
a last leaf swirls on the wind towards the east – first snow falls gently Chèvrefeuille the seasons dance a duet until everything is white Kim M. Russell, 6th February 2020 My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Wednesday #12: a last leaf This Tan Renga Wednesday, our challenge is to complete a haiku from […]
Black Tulips
Glossy goblets in the florist’s shop, rare tulips, brimming with power and strength, constrained like Rilke’s panther, stained with the ink of witching hours. Oh, for a pot of midnight flowers, scented with soil, not a bouquet of beauties with stems cut and wilting in their pain, but petals of black velvet that bloom again […]
Start the Week Day
I loved childhood Mondays, those start-the-week days, back-to-school days of stories, songs and poetry. They smelled of pencils, paint and ink, clean uniforms, faded dinner stink, disinfectant and freshly waxed floors. We sat in rows, our desks clear, blackboard clean, blank slates waiting for the teacher to write the date. Kim M. Russell, 4th February […]
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