is not fear itself but ourselves. I am my own worst enemy – or maybe my mind is. It keeps me awake at night with a stream of thoughts and nightmares. It started when I was a child. Listening to adults talk or the news on the radio sparked so many fears of the unknown: […]
Warning
American flags disintegrate silently on the moon. Here on Earth, news has become the tinnitus of modern life. Ancient Rome was saved by a flock of honking geese. Today’s woodpecker is drumming hollow warnings: is anyone listening? Kim M. Russell, 17th April 2017 Image found on sciencealert.com On Day 17 of The Poetry School’s NaPoWriMo […]
The Last Summer I Went Swimming
Eaten up by a voracious ambedo, dazzled by a blackberry-shaped cloud, I crumbled in the tide of a summer lido, where eminent locals misbehaved. Taking care not to be noticed in my one-piece swimming suit, I switched from breast-stroke to paddle, shook chlorine off my wings and took flight. Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found […]
A Single Mother’s Work
Always the first one to arrive, drop her child off, say goodbye and run to catch the bus, but we got by. Messages with a certain tone, the school has just been on the phone, you forgot her lunch, you weren’t the only one. A struggle to get back on time, bags of shopping snag […]
Unconditional Love Day 2
unconditional the warmth of a purring cat love curled in my lap Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2017 (unconditional) love For this year’s Summer Retreat, Chèvrefeuille has chosen the theme ‘(unconditional) love’. The retreat will last for a period of 30 days and the goal is to create haiku […]
Rainbow of Life
space between rainbows colour of sun and flowers death is a secret Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Namasté The Spiritual Way #7 New Life (Easter) Chèvrefeuille has brought us a new episode of our ‘weekend-meditation’, Namasté, The Spiritual Way, for Easter Sunday. He has not only given […]
Haru Shoru
on humble shoulders the caress of a silk shawl compassionate gift Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1191 (spring) shawl or haru shoru In this new episode of CDHK, Chèvrefeuille has introduced another classical kigo for spring. He says that it can be cold in spring, not as […]
Sunday Morning Inspiration
I get up early while you’re still asleep; avoiding the cats, I creep down the stairs, try not to wake you with my leaden feet, stumble over work boots and into chairs. The bathroom floor’s cold, and the toilet seat, the sink is laced with toothpaste and stray hairs. The cat litter smells and they […]
American Sentences in the Rain
My first time in New York, by the Hudson, under a black umbrella. So much rain, waterlogged shoes, and Miss Liberty draped in cloud and fog. Open umbrellas in an open-topped bus, watercolour city. Dodging puddles on Fifth Avenue, we found shelter under awnings. New York dripping in my ears, American sentences in the rain. […]
Unconditional Love Day 1
unconditional no ring around a finger haiku of the heart Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2017 (unconditional) love Introduction For this year’s Summer Retreat, Chèvrefeuille has chosen the theme ‘(unconditional) love’. The retreat starts today and will last for a period of 30 days, in which the goal is […]
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