My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie B&P’s Shadorma & Beyond Song That Luc Bat A brisk breeze blew clouds aside Revealed an expanse of wide Delicate China blue Waking trees from hibernation Celebrating creation In a brief spring flirtation Coy daffodils struggled Against the ardour of the wind © Kim M. Russell, 2016
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Coast Walk Interrupted – a huitain
My response to B&P’s Shadorma & Beyond – February 6, 2016 Sun flared on the sliver of strand Sudden winter brightness flashing Lighting up the silvery sand Buffeted by spumy rolling Alive with salty slithering Bitter gusts spitting icy rain Whipped up by a squally whistling Send Sunday walkers home again © Kim M. Russell, […]
Everything Was Beautiful
My response to MindLoveMisery’s Writing Prompt #144 “Collage 16″ They woke up to espresso In aquamarine cups Black and strong Nothing could go wrong She sat on his knee In a hotel room in Tuscany After a night of pasta and wine The floor boards creaked Under their feet Everything was beautiful And nothing hurt […]
California Sunshine
My response to MindLoveMisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge # 97 Poppy by Liz West CC BY 2.0 I’ve never been to California Probably never will Never seen a California poppy Or touched its orange silk But I can imagine a sea Of California sunshine Bright enough to warm me Make me smile In a small […]
Hibiscus
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #95 In the human garden The flamboyant hibiscus Refuses to fade Even in a downpour Drenched and dolorous Her vibrancy never deadens Or succumbs to attrition Both goddess and offering She elicits no fear In adversaries Retracting her irrelevant claws Into the luscious trumpets Of her flowers © Kim […]
Van Gogh’s Wheat Field with Cypress
My response to B&P’s Shadorma & Beyond and Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Green Wheat Field with Cypress, Vincent van Gogh 1889, Narodni Gallery, Prague Blue and green Never to be seen An old wive’s tale Rejected by nature Melancholy mixture Blue and green Artist’s brush Loaded with colour Creates a wash A rural harmony Moving clouds, wheat […]
Cellblock
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge # 96 Cellblock by Steve Snodgrass CC BY 2.0 Echoing of keys Locks, bolts, bars and naked light Bulb swings acid bright Only shadows deep within Cloud the pain and hide the sin © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Yellow Orchids
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge #95 Yellow Orchids by Liz West CC BY 2.0 Sweet vanilla permeates the senses spilling like liquid sunshine filling the air perfect petals open dragon mouths in a silent roar an orchid song as they perch along wiry stems glowing in their glory © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Leda’s Loculus
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie and Wordle #93 Leda’s loculus: In a sacrosanct place Where no irreverent swan Can show its face Or jagged genitals To humiliate Her memory. Once the gods dragged It by its iron rings To hinder violation By a false deity, Genuflect And pray in piety. © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Cold Fence
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie’s Photo Challenge # 94 Even the tracks of thorny wire lean Towards the early morning sun Tangled in tufts of icy grass Held fast By solid snow Soaked By slow Weak rays of light The cold fence Gives up the fight And sags A little more © Kim M. Russell, […]
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