My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle Special Addition Sight “August 15th, 2016” Image found on Art / Sculpture on Pinterest | Sand Sculptures, Sand Art and …
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Ent Song
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Writing Prompt August 14th: Spinning of a Story This Sunday we’re spinning our own threads into the stories that fascinate us. I have to keep this brief as we only returned yesterday from a couple of days away to celebrate my sixtieth birthday and I put catching up on writing before […]
Farewell Rose
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie B&P Shadorma & Beyond – August 13, 2016 Picture from The Book of the City of Ladies written by Christine de Pisan Farewell rose So white and so fair Gracious queen Smile serene Pole star in the darkest night So fair and so white © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Summer Stars
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille August 10th 2016 For this week’s Heeding Haiku episode the challenge is to create a new haiku inspired by the following: evening sea fog descending into sun-dried grass sweaty lovers © Jane Reichhold This is my tribute to Jane: sparkles of sunshine caught in ripples of swan’s wake […]
Hands
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge #125 When he reached out to take her hand, She knew it was the start Of his journey to her heart: Their worlds collided, Hands touched, Sculpting her skin With fingertips And his lips Reading each scar, Each line on her palm; Smoothing cracks And callouses, Healing the […]
Redolence
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle Special Addition Scent “August 8th, 2016” That October night resounds Not in sights and sounds But in the redolence Of the moment You took me in your arms. You were late, Lost on the Norfolk coast, The sunshine of the day Had faded into mist And autumn darkness, Your earthy […]
Normal is an Illusion
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Writing Prompt #171 “Collage 27” “Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly” is a quote from Charles Addams On the wings of a summer buzz, a fly alights on a white corona, wrapped in the acrid aroma of Queen Anne’s lace. The sun […]
Silent and Soft
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie B&P’s Shadorma and Beyond – August 6, 2016 This week Candy has chosen a poem from a book she discovered in a book sale by James Kavanaugh, an American poet, new to me too: Soft And Silent Everything I love is soft and silent, My cat, the morning, the end of […]
Bookworm Holes
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Tale Weaver #79: Wormhole The librarian had gone off to make himself a coffee. Thursday afternoon was always slow and quiet, with one or two people logged on to computers, booking a holiday or applying for jobs. No kids until well after three. Sitting low in a comfy chair in the […]
Of Slugs and Snails
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille August 3rd 2016 haibun imagination This week Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to create a haibun with a maximum of 250 words (including the haiku or tanka) inspired by the following image: Snail (photo found here) Part of my childhood, from the age of seven to sixteen, was […]