Those first kisses beneath wood smoke and starswill stay with us forever, exploding with capriciouspiquancy that still lingers, effervescent in our mouths.The drought had broken like an ocean wave,a tang of North Sea air, ice-cold and delicious,and all we wanted was to drown in our embrace,heartbeats echoing, rhythmic and auspicious,lost in wood smoke kisses, stars […]
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Osculation
just one kiss that lingers like salt on chapped lips will be etched forever a souvenir of gentle fingers a heart that skips a holding of breath until lungs are fit to burst a ghostly tingle that echoes in each little kiss that follows Kim M. Russell, 11th February 2018 My response to dVerse Poets […]
Spring Kiss
Beneath grey globules of suspended mist, in her callow youth and nakedness, Spring is waiting to be dressed. Her limbs are undernourished, scraggy and bare under the winding cloth of winter, as yet no flowers in her hair. We are drawn to the warmth of her exhaled air, her scent of early blooming heather and […]
The Drought is Over
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.” […]
A Kiss from Heaven
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille – inspired by a quote from one of my favourite artists, Friedensreich Hundertwasser In muddy puddles Every crystalline raindrop A kiss from heaven © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest
Kiss in the Dark
After reading Esther Newton’s post about the Stephen King ‘Bazaar of Bad Dreams’ competition, I wrote the following poem. Kiss in the Dark Night is clad in velvet Sleep has masked your eyes The ticking clock is fading To mark the day’s demise Your leaden limbs are sinking Into the bed’s embrace When you feel […]
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