My response to Carpe Diem #1034 let the rain kiss you Kristjaan has given today’s inspirational quote the title “let the rain kiss you” and it’s from the African-American poet Langston Hughes (1902-1967): “Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.” […]
Tag: Blogging
My thoughts and questions about blogging.
Smile
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille August 24th 2016 a new dawn, a new day, a new life early morning walk I smile at the scarecrow’s silk pocket handkerchief © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Closing Petals
My response to Carpe Diem #1033 the cold night Today’s quote is from Pedro Calderon de la Barca (1600-1681, Spanish dramatist, writer and poet: “These flowers, which were splendid and sprightly, waking in the dawn of the morning, in the evening will be a pitiful frivolity, sleeping in the cold night’s arms.” day is at an […]
Messages in the Trenches
This is a poem I reworked from one I wrote and posted on 3rd July and submitted to a competition. It didn’t get anywhere but I thought I’d post it here. They struggled across no-man’s land, Tattered remnants On their way back to a mud-filled trench. Buried deep beneath their feet (Unlike their fallen […]
Parting at Dawn
This is a very late response to Jane Dougherty’s Poetry challenge #44: Ghazal For some reason, I haven’t been seeing Jane’s challenges lately and I hated missing this one – I haven’t come across a ghazal before – it’s a tricky one and I do love a challenge… …which was to write a ghazal, a […]
Walking in the River of Dreams
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge #127, also linked to imaginary garden with real toads The Tuesday Platform Brooke Shaden Photography Slow and deep By the overgrown bank of sleep, Dreams slip, cold and slow-moving, Bearing dead leaves, a floating feather; Fantasy distilled by the flow of water. Emerging from the river and […]
Heavenly Jigsaw
My response to Carpe Diem #1032 pieces of heaven “On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.” Jules Renard (1864-1910) in the cool shadows of the garden, a small piece of heaven’s jigsaw . © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Drama in the Sky
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Haibun Monday: The Sky IS the Limit Toni is our host this Haibun Monday and she has asked us to write our haibun about the day sky – from dawn to dusk and any time in between. Norfolk is known for its flatness and big, wide open skies, where […]
Taste Buds
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle Special Addition Taste “August 22nd, 2016” Taste buds In my mouth, On my tongue, Flowers in a saporous feast Of fizzy flavours: A slice of pizza explodes with yeast, Seasoned with herb and garlic, Smokey with cheese; Delicate ginger tea cleanses My senses, Honeyed and sweet; Ascerbic, tangy unripe plum, […]
Between Moments
My response to Carpe Diem #1031 live in the present. The quote for today is from Buddha (563 BC-483 BC): “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” the moment between the tick and tock of a clock measurement of now © Kim M. Russell, […]
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