Think left and right And low and high, Alice is making a lemon pie; She’d better not make a mess, She’s wearing her best frilly dress. Think right and left And high and low, Follow the flight path of the crow To the door of the pear-shaped house For afternoon tea with a harvest mouse. […]
Tag: Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie
Lost Moments
Lost moments: Magic has vanished, Your jaded Skies faded Along with that smile you wear, Flower in your hair. Lost moments: You’re last in the queue, No passport, No ticket, No money to pay your way, Your future looks grey. Lost moments: Unhappy alone, Life’s on hold, Bed is cold, But beyond every […]
Wish in a Box
Cardboard box, Small and silver-grey, Base and lid, Ribbon-tied In burgundy – when shaken, There’s a rattle from inside. Held within, A globule of glass, Cold to touch, Copperish, Farewell gift from a pupil: An inscribed talisman wish. © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Tale Weaver # 88 Talisman, October 6, 2016 Today […]
Lap Cat
curled up in my lap rumble of contented purr touch of silky fur © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille October 5th 2016 your pet Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to create a haiku about our pets.
By the Lake
By the lake barefoot on the sand led by leaves autumn breeze dancing to a symphony of misty shadows. © Kim M. Russell, 2016 – Slrlounge.com A shadorma in response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge #133
Guttersnipe
I’m just a common snipe skulking in the gutter With my short legs, filthy face, squint and stutter, Cowering from the chorus of curses that they mutter, Outcast, urchin, ragamuffin, nutter. They want to trap this guttersnipe inside a birdcage, Break my thirst for brawls and wrangle with my rage, Button up my cheeky lip […]
Morning Sun in October
Overnight gusts of wind and rain have plucked leaves from the trees, waking early morning birds: October’s first words. Glints of sun on haws in hedgerows evaporate tear-shaped drops of rain on gleaming rosehips: a smile on your lips. Rowans droop under weight of fruit, scarlet beads radiate with promise of fair weather: a day […]
Sheaves in Autumn
Sheaves of cloud weeping seeds of rain on plane leaves wet and black echo muffled on the lawn- it’s autumn again. Remembrance of the sheaves of men harvested from French fields engenders tears from heaven for those who were slain. © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie B&P’s Shadorma […]
After Reading Ozymandias
After reading Shelley’s ‘Ozymandias’ in bed, My lashes fluttered, eyelids closed, So I lay down my weary head. In vivid dreams the poet took me by the hand: I was the traveller in an antique land. He led me across the expansive desert, showed me In a distant place two vast and trunkless legs of […]
The Story of the Bench
Many of the people who have sat on the bench and worn smooth its hand-crafted surface have been bone-weary and hungry. How often have walkers lifted their heads from loosening the laces in their boots or removing their shoes to inhale salt on the breeze and drink in the many shades of sky and sea […]
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