Crepuscular light falls on a grey lichen-covered rock face, illuminating a maze of micro countries, mapped but uninhabited to the human eye, until red turns to pink and purple, colouring in the outlines, and they burst into life: a fairy lit topography by sunset. Kim M. Russell, 7th September 2019 My response to dVerse Poets […]
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Lichen
My response to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Sunday Mini Challenge: one this snowflake ~ Micro Poetry sheen of lichen yellow & silver adorns the roof suns stars moons shimmering against slate & tile micro cosmos with its own constellations © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.rgbstock.com
This was inspired by one of the photos I took on my walk the other week
Final Resting Place Colourful colonies of lichen Abundant tiny beads Grow peacefully A quiet living crust Covers cold stone On a cold grave Obliterating names and dates Mummifying memories Celebrating death and decay
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