bees have stopped buzzing glassy wings iridescent in winter sunlight Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My sixteenth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
Tag: Blogging
My thoughts and questions about blogging.
Waves like Arabian Stallions
(covering Patti Smith’s ‘Horses’) in a sea of possibilities I’m surrounded by waves like stallions horses coming from all directions noses flaming white manes shining stars in the black mare of night up against a sea wall I seize the first possibility in a crash of waves coming in like Arabian stallions lapping into sea […]
In the Grip
We are in the grip of a stelliferous season, that famous episode of frost and florid falls of leaves in the annual Penny Dreadful, when we fend off the temptation to watch hours of plasma television. Outside, branches wave, trees tugged by boisterous fingers, a friendly invitation to join the fun, kick leaves, run riot, […]
Autumn Symphony
not a whispering or a rustling in the leaves but a symphony of senses: smells and colours proclaim the end of the year Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #29 autumn’s voice In this penultimate episode of the Tanka Splendor month, the prompt is autumn’s voice, in which the challenge is […]
Silver Winter Morning
silent mist and frost stealthy amongst leaves and grass silvering morning Kim M. Russell, 2016 My fifteenth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
Descent to Wroclaw
I don’t like getting to and from airports, the hanging around, the waiting in queues and the scrutiny of airport officials, but I do enjoy flying. I like switching off and ignoring other passengers, immersing myself in a book with nothing else to distract me – no telephone or door to answer, no appointments to […]
The Wreckage of Autumn
the tyrant autumn hauls its ruinous wreckage in a windy wake: leaf skeletons, smears in mud, final traces of colour Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #28 Teika’s Tenth Tanka Writing Technique “Demon-quelling” (prompt: autumn departs) Today Chèvrefeuille has brought us the last Tanka Writing Technique by Teika: demon-quelling – […]
Leaves on the Pond
fading autumn light drops leaves breezily – floats them on the quiet pond Kim M. Russell, 2016 My fourteenth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
Silence of Dreams
in sleep’s dark cocoon echo multitudes of sounds no one else can hear Kim M. Russell, 2016 My thirteenth haiku for the Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off – find the silence
Winter Hope
rotting leaves crumble into Beelzebub blackness of winter humus lit up by waxy berries milk-white hope of mistletoe Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on owlcation.com My response to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #27 decay Today our prompt is decay and Chèvrefeuille has a tanka of his own: the scent of autumn that sweet smell of […]
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