Woken by a wintry dawningof not necessarily unthinkablecolours, the icicle sparkledand dripped from the awning,releasing its magical spell:it had captured the frosty lightfrom the clusters of stars in the nightand now it rang like a tinkling bell. Kim M. Russell, 23rd January 2023 Free image by Rico Van der Voorde on Unsplash Mish says it’s […]
Tag: Ice
Tingle
In this stifling heat I conjure up the redolence of forest snow, the ice-trapped secrets of moss and fern, and the tingling overtone of pine – how I long to bottle it, make it mine. Kim M. Russell, 23rd August 2022 For this week’s Tuesday Poetics our guest host is Jo, also known as Worms, […]
Peace Within Day 23
ice glitters lichen silvering denuded trees suspended on breath Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018 Peace Within For Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018, Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to create a haiku or tanka inspired on the theme of ‘Peace Within’ every day during a period of 30 days, until […]
Peace Within Day 7
children skim pebbles across the frozen river ice bubbles blossom Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018 Peace Within For Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018, Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to create a haiku or tanka inspired on the theme of ‘Peace Within’ every day during a period of 30 days, […]
Glass Art
cubes of glassy ice shatter the water’s surface a winter rainbow Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend-Meditation #9 Imagination without boundaries This weekend meditation is a challenge inspired by images.
Old Pond Revisited
old pond is frozen ice blooming on the surface no weather for frogs Kim M. Russell, 2017 My twentieth response to Carpe Diem Winter Retreat 2017: Life is Beautiful
Ice Sculpture
icy echoes sculpture of delicate globes frozen in time Kim M. Russell, 2017 bubbles in ice My response to Carpe Diem honors Jane Reichhold (1937-2017) C.) bubbles in ice Yesterday, Chèvrefeuille inspired us with tanka by Jane Reichhold and today he has shared a few of her beautiful haiku and one of his own: deep […]
Birth of an Ice Cloud
Ice clouds are born as crystals created from water vapour attracted to individual small atmospheric particles: a microbe or volcanic ash, pehaps. The process known as ice nucleation is the formation of wispy cirrus clouds that hang where temperatures are low and humidity is high in an otherwise clear sky. Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image […]
Feline Balancing
Ice on water Transparent moon Eclipses crystal reflections Of garden and sky And curious feline vanity Balancing in the languor Of warming rays Unaware of the danger Of frozen days © Kim M. Russell, 2016
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