autumn comes in fast temperatures shift, currents change summer birds depart sunny mornings vaporise into mist and cloudy skies Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai Autumn Retreat 2017 ‘departure’ Every season, Chèvrefeuille tries to organize a ‘retreat’; the one for this autumn starts on 15th July and ends on 15th […]
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Night Flight
leaving the runway lights above and lights below penetrating night Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1180 departure Today Chèvrefeuille has written about spiritual growth and the ‘time of Aquarius’, which he has linked to Persian poetry and the theme for this month: ‘praise to the emptiness’. He […]
Making Tracks
chill winds gust and blow wrong types of leaves on the tracks – autumn waves goodbye Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.hdnicewallpapers.com My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille, November 30th 2016, departure Today is November 30th, the last day of this month, which can also be considered the last day of autumn, […]
Departure in Pigeon Steps
For five years I’ve watched my mother be consumed by dementia. At first, nothing seemed different about her: she was a little vague and avoided groups of people. Then she forgot how to make a cup of tea, how to eat, how to dress herself. She forgot my name, how to speak and walk. This […]
Leaving the Bus Station
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Tale Weaver #61 – Departure Moments bruise and bleed Down the window In a race To erase Her face Impressed on the dusty glass Like the Turin Shroud The bus engine Sputters into life, a loud Arrhythmic heartbeat And then She is gone Replaced By a forest of faces […]