Sculpted by seasons Tumbled by a watercourse On a river bank M O S Spores drift in a cloud Nuclear showers of green rain Exploding on the breeze Kim M. Russell, 16th September 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Brainteaser #1 Introduction and first challenge We have a new feature, a tricky one, in which […]
Where Shadow Chases Light
from unknown skies on breath of a passing breeze perfume of promise from unknown skies flocks of migrant geese arrive autumn on their wings on breath of a passing breeze drifting smoke like old man’s beard tangled in brambles perfume of promise berries and windfall apples leaves for the bonfire Kim M. Russell, 16th September […]
Resist
the mundane, the telling not showing magnify the intricacy of the small present the world through eyes that are seeing not closed to the truth but challenging all change the world through originality but never forget the world’s constantly turning evolving with new birth and creativity as long as you know that the sun is […]
Pure Drops
I am delighted that another of my poems has been included in Volume 5, Chapter 11 of the Visual Verse Anthology. You can find it on page 11 or you can follow the link to ‘Pure Drops‘.
Sending the Sun to Bed
The sky is vacant, not a bird or a cloud in sight, just an inkling of a crescent moon – and then the sun tips into the dark slot of night in a fanfare of light before drawing dramatic drapes of purple and red and sending the majestic sun to bed. Kim M. Russell, 14th […]
Autumn Begins with a Comma
At the end of the summer Butterflies transform: Commas pause and magically become Dead leaves suspended from trees, Eventually turning, Falling into autumn. Kim M. Russell, 14th September 2018 My response to dVerse Poets Pub Meeting the Bar: School Days, School Days, Good Ole Golden Rule Days . . . also linked to Poets United Poetry […]
Locusts Fly Low
locusts fly low over rice paddies in the dim sunlight Masaoka Shiki low buzz of devastation a dark storm cloud of hunger Kim M. Russell, 14th September 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Chained Together […]
Summer Traffic Jam
between dusty cars an orange butterfly flits the traffic rumbles exhaust fumes filter sunlight a dandelion beckons Kim M. Russell, 13th September 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge 2018 Chained Together (III): between dusty cars Today we are adding a two-line stanza to a haiku I wrote in response to a Quest […]
A Summer Bachelor
missing a wife putting on bamboo grass a bachelor’s life […]
Pear Tree in Bloom
tender blossoms fall sweet perfume drifts on the breeze memories of peace Kim M. Russell, 11 September 2018 pear tree in full bloom on a battlefield collapsed house becomes beautiful again Shiki (re-worked by Chèvrefeuille) […]
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