bright fall day the brook wanders off its shimmer lingers in the rotting rags of leaves […]
Tag: Autumn
Autumn Begins with a Comma
At the end of the summer Butterflies transform: Commas pause and magically become Dead leaves suspended from trees, Eventually turning, Falling into autumn. Kim M. Russell, 14th September 2018 My response to dVerse Poets Pub Meeting the Bar: School Days, School Days, Good Ole Golden Rule Days . . . also linked to Poets United Poetry […]
mugi no aki
barley ears listen lapwings sing of golden fields a splash of poppies Kim M. Russell, 1st June 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1444 barley autumn (mugi no aki) Throughout June our inspiration will be classical seasonwords (kigo) for Summer (and Winter) and we’ll be following the classical rules. The reason we will be writing […]
Last Colours of Autumn
weak sun filters through unfolds dull skirts of winter faded foliage Kim M. Russell, 2017 My twenty-sixth response to Carpe Diem Winter Retreat 2017: Life is Beautiful
Last Birds of Autumn
birds disturbed by gales twitters in the woody copse flash of leaves and wings Kim M. Russell, 2017 My eleventh response to Carpe Diem Winter Retreat 2017: Life is Beautiful
Painting the Autumn Landscape
seasonal colours paint the everyday landscape clouds, raindrops and leaves Kim M. Russell, 2017 My tenth response to Carpe Diem Winter Retreat 2017: Life is Beautiful
Shadows and light
green shadows and light fade and autumn finds its voice a honeyed tenor Kim M. Russell, 2017 My fourth response to Carpe Diem Winter Retreat 2017: Life is Beautiful
