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 […]
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Cascading Moonlight
Purest silver light cascades into darkest night; heaven’s lantern, constant but drawn by the tide, fades into black from a smiling face to a winking eye. © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest Taken from a previously posted cascading haiku and reworked for dVerse Poets Pub Poetics: Moon-muse, where Grace has asked us to write about […]
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 […]
Autumn Quadrille
Summer hangs Tart apples on turning trees, Spinning into autumn, Disrobing leaves, Motley patchworks Of ochre and russet, Morning mist and muted Shades of sunset. Fanned by the wind With a kiss and a sigh, A mantle of fire, Then they fall and fly. © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to dVerse Poets Pub Quadrille #15 […]
Poetical Spouses
I have the honour of hosting tonight’s dVerse Poets Pub Poetics – Poetical Spouses. My challenge is inspired by Carol Ann Duffy’s collection of poems, The World’s Wife, in which she presented characters, stories, histories and myths from the point of view of the ‘women behind the men’. We are taking a character, fictional or […]
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 […]
Sensual Tanka
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Meeting the Bar – Form: Tanka Toni is our host this evening and we are exploring the Tanka. I have three to share: the first is one I wrote earlier this year and the second and third have been reworked. rising fragrant steam hovers above the tea cup waiting for […]
The Soundtrack to Your First Embrace
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Tuesday Poetics: The Sound of Love. This evening Walt has challenged us to explore the SOUND of love. You fold your arms around her With a whisper of wings, Your breath in her ear Like sea in a shell, washing A distant shore and yet so near. Your heart gallops, A […]
Nightjar Ventriloquy
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Quadrille #14 This Monday Björn has challenged us to write a Quadrille of 44 words that has to include the word ‘jar’. I left ajar the door to evening; Moths gathered around the light That jarred the dusk, Exploding in a cloud of dust, Startled by a sudden churring, […]
Punting on the Cam
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Open Link Night # 177 Gayle of Bodhirose’s Blog was the host for Thursday’s Open Link Night. She mentioned that three of her siblings have birthdays in August, as do I! Mine was on Wednesday and my husband took me on a surprise trip to Cambridge. While the Poets Pub was […]
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