We are in the grip of a stelliferous season, that famous episode of frost and florid falls of leaves in the annual Penny Dreadful, when we fend off the temptation to watch hours of plasma television. Outside, branches wave, trees tugged by boisterous fingers, a friendly invitation to join the fun, kick leaves, run riot, […]
Autumn Symphony
not a whispering or a rustling in the leaves but a symphony of senses: smells and colours proclaim the end of the year Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #29 autumn’s voice In this penultimate episode of the Tanka Splendor month, the prompt is autumn’s voice, in which the challenge is […]
Silver Winter Morning
silent mist and frost stealthy amongst leaves and grass silvering morning Kim M. Russell, 2016 My fifteenth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
Descent to Wroclaw
I don’t like getting to and from airports, the hanging around, the waiting in queues and the scrutiny of airport officials, but I do enjoy flying. I like switching off and ignoring other passengers, immersing myself in a book with nothing else to distract me – no telephone or door to answer, no appointments to […]
The Wreckage of Autumn
the tyrant autumn hauls its ruinous wreckage in a windy wake: leaf skeletons, smears in mud, final traces of colour Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #28 Teika’s Tenth Tanka Writing Technique “Demon-quelling” (prompt: autumn departs) Today Chèvrefeuille has brought us the last Tanka Writing Technique by Teika: demon-quelling – […]
Leaves on the Pond
fading autumn light drops leaves breezily – floats them on the quiet pond Kim M. Russell, 2016 My fourteenth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
Silence of Dreams
in sleep’s dark cocoon echo multitudes of sounds no one else can hear Kim M. Russell, 2016 My thirteenth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
Winter Hope
rotting leaves crumble into Beelzebub blackness of winter humus lit up by waxy berries milk-white hope of mistletoe Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on owlcation.com My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #27 decay Today our prompt is decay and Chèvrefeuille has a tanka of his own: the scent of autumn that sweet smell of […]
Poetic Pizza
We kneaded the dough together, your small hands and mine, fingers probing for elusive elasticity. You picked basil from the pot on the windowsill, rubbing the leaves, breathing in each pungent puff. We cried onions, tasted tangy tomato and snacked hungrily on chewy cheese as we chopped and sliced. At the pizza restaurant in the […]
Finding the Inner Silence
beyond the heart beat surge of blood and air in lungs body’s quietude Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My twelfth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
writing in north norfolk 