My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month May 23rd: “one step outside” by Tagami Kikusha one step outside the temple gate, it’s Japan — a tea picker’s song © Tagami Kikusha […]
Death’s Dominion (found)
My reponse to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Writing Prompt: Tarot: Major Arcana: Death For this prompt I have used Dylan Thomas’s poem ‘And death shall have no dominion’ as the material for a found poem. Death’s dominion is the naked dead; He places stars at foot and head And picks their bones to use again, Giving hope […]
Late Night Bus Stop
My response to imaginary garden with real toads – Play It Again, Toads is a street poem: Waiting for the night bus in a queue of one, Alone after work and play is done. Late night taxis pass like sharks Preying on drunks swimming in the dark. A homeless bundle sleeps on a bench, […]
Love and Preparation
My reponse to Carpe Diem Theme Week #4 (7 ): Latifa Prayer lines 6 & 7: “I love” and “I am prepared” For the ‘I love’ prompt, I have chosen a tanka I posted in February: Once an innocent, delicate, blossoming bud, love suddenly comes alive, exploding like an atom expanding our universe. Lotus […]
Natural Geometry
My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month May 22nd: “on a windless day” by Cheryl Lynn (a.k.a. Tournesol) on a windless day six circles take shape a pebble skips © Tournesol making […]
Trusting the Oak
My response to Carpe Diem Theme Week #4 (5 & 6): Latifa Prayer lines 4 & 5 “I believe and I trust” & “I let go” green shadows gather in the dome of the old gnarly oak confident in its embrace I watch thunder clouds © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest
Water Music
My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Month May 21st: “the mountain stream” by Thomas Hand (penname: Hando) listening with another to the music of the mountain stream here is no other […]
I Put my Poem in a Bottle
My response to Jane Dougherty’s Poetry challenge #31: Message in a bottle I put my poem in a bottle, Entrusted it to silver-tipped waves, But it meandered back to shore, all mottled With sand, ejected from its deep sea grave, Unless, of course, it bobbed above, Tossed from spray to foam. It was cherished by […]
Tied to Words
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Music Prompt #43: “Someday We’ll Linger” by Gaelynn Lea We live on earth as humble bards All scribbled lines and wine glass shards Leaving bitter taste, tattoos and scars Of long-lost poems we used to write The ones that kept us up all night That never seemed to turn out right […]
Sweeping up Darkness
My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month May 20th: “night rolled away” by Gillena Cox night rolled away the street-sweeper’s broom deepening dawn sounds © gillena cox sweeping up darkness and dust adding to the morning clouds © Kim M. Russell Image found on libcom.org […]
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