reflections of autumn tumbling earth and rust diluted in ripples of a river swept under a bridge © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image courtesy of Bastet My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie B&P Shadorma & Beyond – Full Circle – October 15, 2016 Today Bastet has told us about the shadorma: where it comes from, its form and […]
Tag: Autumn
Goodbye to Summer
After the heat of summer, I welcome the chill of autumn, the expressive rolling clouds, dramatic sunsets and flash storms. It’s almost as if the lion of summer is standing at the door of the season until autumn pushes him out – and this year it has been a long transition. In our garden, leaves […]
Autumn Swans
I am waiting For Bewick’s swans migrating After summer mating In windy Arctic wastes, Blowing in snow clouds from the north, Below them, glow of autumnal earth. Quite soon, A gentle trumpeting will fill the sky, Heralding cloud-white cheeks and breasts, And winter wildness. © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.telegraph.co.uk My poem for imaginary […]
Sheaves in Autumn
Sheaves of cloud weeping seeds of rain on plane leaves wet and black echo muffled on the lawn- it’s autumn again. Remembrance of the sheaves of men harvested from French fields engenders tears from heaven for those who were slain. © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie B&P’s Shadorma […]
Anticipating Autumn
arid summer creek anticipates a shower tumbling autumn leaves © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1057 creek Today we have another episode inspired by Jane Reichhold’s saijiki “A Dictionary of Haiku” and the prompt is creek, a modern kigo from the Summer Terrestrial section. The examples of haiku by Jane are: summer […]
Autumn Butterflies
Flickers of orange and crimson wings Energised by the sun, Blunder into September As leaves that twirl And wildly whirl In innocent passion For the balmy glaze Of early autumn days. © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image copyrighted: Isadora Gruye Photography. Reprint only with permission. My response to imaginary garden with real toads Out of Standard […]
Autumn’s Artistry
late afternoon sun tinges the sky apricot gilding the garden autumn flicks its loaded brush in a flaming colourwash © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Special #217 Dolores’ 1st paintbrush flowers (tanka) This month our featured haiku poetess is Dolores from Ada’s Poetry Alcove. Dolores was the winner of the […]
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 […]
The Leaving
Together, they inhaled autumn: foliage choreographed early morning lightshows of decomposing leaves; brambles snagging sleeves as they followed fallen acorns, until he found a perfect russet leaf for her to press between the leaves of sonnets to alleviate her distress at his autumn leaving. © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest Another poem in response […]
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