light announces day nothing disturbs morning peace darkness creeps away © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1042 peace Another prompt from Jane Reichhold’s saijiki “A Dictionary of Haiku”, is ‘peace’, mentioned as a modern kigo in the New Years section of her saijiki. Chèvrefeuille has given us examples of Jane’s […]
Calming Conifers
on a mountain top crown of majestic cedars sweet incense drifting fragrance of needles a soft cushion for my head soothing me to sleep © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on http://www.telegraph.co.uk My response to Carpe Diem #1041 Pines Today’s prompt in the tribute month for Jane Reichhold is ‘pines’; it’s also […]
My eighth poem in Visual Verse
‘On First Encountering a Stallion’ is on page 22! Check it out at http://visualverse.org/
Just One Small Drop
When life began its haunting dance Among a symphony of stars, There was no sun, nor was there day, No rivers, streams or reservoirs, Just one small drop of astral dew That twinkled in the morning sky, That dripped and fell and swelled and grew, Made planets gasp and comets sigh, The universe and heaven […]
Knell of the Elephant Bell
The hollow knell Of a brass elephant bell’s Ponderous tune Begins to swell, Low and musical In the forest gloom. An elephant bull Strives in limited room, First his shoulder lifts, The bell rumbles, Then his body shifts From side to side And the bell tumbles Around his neck, An extra burden, A signal bell, […]
Giant’s View
Smooth groove Of water on stone Reflection of sky In aqueous tones An unblinking eye In a socket of rock With a pebbled iris And a skull of chalk A giant’s view Framed by heather Bathed by dew And worn by weather Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Sue Vincent’s Daily Echo […]
Cat Cravings
Craving warmth Of fine feline fur, Amber eyes, Heart-shaped nose; Skittish kitten or cool cat Purring in my lap. © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Friday Night Music Prompt #58: Constant Craving by kd lang Our host, a darkened house, wants to know about our constant cravings.
The Scent of an Autumn Embrace
On a walk in the woods, the autumn consumes us, Enveloped in the essence of damp leaves and humus Intermingling with spice from the depths of your overcoat, The scent of your body and your freshly washed clothes. The seaweed and sand smell of salty mist from the coast Leaves a chill on our skin […]
Final Flare
Autumn colours creep like fire: Smoky tendrils of fog and mist Blanket crackling fields of stubble and stalk, Where charred migrating birds begin to flock; Embers of fruit glow in tree and hedgerow; One by one, leaves burst into flame, Raging with rubicund and golden conflagration; A final flare before winter, that bitter Vampire, leaches […]
Angel Wings
in the dead of night when everything is quiet single feather falls air is stirred by angel wings soothing a soul back to sleep © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on signsofangels.net My response to Carpe Diem #1040 Angels This month all the prompts are from Jane’s Saijiki “A Dictionary of Haiku”. In every episode Chèvrefeuille […]
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