My response to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Transforming with Nature’s Wonders This happened. Through a haze of tears And buzzing in my ears, I heard the vicar’s voice That told me to rejoice, That you were like a dragonfly, Your dazzling soul emerging when you died. At home, I found an envelope from […]
Elder Magic
My response to Carpe Diem #1002 Elder build fire with elder, through its hollow stems breathe air for the devil to appear to keep him at bay, live under the umbrella of potent elderflower © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest
Transformation
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Tale Weaver Fairy Tale #77 July 21st – The Ugly Duckling Fairy Tales often taught us a moral, like in the story of the Ugly Duckling. For today’s Fairy Tale task we are creating a modern day version of the Ugly Duckling. She was her parents’ little girl, Preened and […]
Finding Your Heart
My response to dVerse Poets Pub 5 Year celebration Part 3 – Laurie Kolp & A Summer Continuance Thank you Walter and Grace for the interview with Laurie; I’ve bookmarked her website and will be taking a look later. We have the following quote from which to draw inspiration: “I am cold, even though the […]
Summer Sea
My first attempt at magnetic poetry, thanks to Jane Dougherty and Elusive Trope. © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Sea Change
My response to the secret keeper’s Weekly Writing Prompt #46 Squally day hurries threat of rain, gone blurry out to sea: she’s pretending not to care as it tugs her hair. Left behind in the damp, dun sand, his footprints, just a hint, residue of times they shared, wedding vows declared. The tracks […]
Pampas Dreams
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille July 20th 2016 pampasgrass When I was eleven or twelve, my family lived on the top floor of a block of council maisonettes. We shared a balcony with other residents and outside our front door and kitchen window, we had two window boxes. To get to school […]
Prism
My response to Carpe Diem Theme Week (5) #3: The first and second ray in a glass prism rainbow rays reflect, disperse and bend to white light © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.dkfindout.com
Love in a Minor Key
My response to dVerse Poets Pub 5 Year Celebration Poetry and Painting Embrace: We Can’t Forget Claudia Schoenfeld In part 2 of the 5th anniversary celebration Victoria chatted with Claudia Schoenfeld, co-founder of the dVerse poetry community. I found it hard to choose one of Claudia’s paintings for inspiration, but finally went for the piano in the following […]
Asymmetry
My response to Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #88 Back In Time “Revise That Haiku” Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to ‘revise’ the following classical haiku written by Shiki (1867-1902), based on asymmetry in nature, and write a new one: Daibutsu no katahada no yuki toki ni keri the snow has melted on one shoulder of the Great Buddha […]
