The sky is shattered glass in dead of night, Crackling and pulsating with splintered light; A mass of constellations burning bright And scintillating in shimmering white, In honour of the moon, Earth’s satellite. © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Jane Dougherty Writes Poetry challenge #50: Fifty For the fiftieth challenge, Jane has given us […]
Tag: Moon
Onion Moon
Oh, onion moon! I peel back Your parchment tunic, Reveal the icy light within, Slice psychic knife Into your skin, Penetrate your inner sphere, Your scales and layers Silvery clear, Breathe pungent perfume Of your bitter juice And pray to you: Illume My dreams Oh, onion moon! © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found […]
Selfish Love
selfish love, yearning for the moon to fall down in my arms, illumine my lonely face for just once moment © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie B&P’s Shadorma and Beyond – September 3, 2016 I was a child in the 60s and remember Rod McKuen. I loved […]
Painting a Smile on the Moon
In the smeared window appears a sad silver face tangled in tendrils of willow, staring down from space through a veil of mist and cosmic dust. She rises ghostly, a pale apple in a tree, daring me to take up my brush, to paint a blush upon her cheek, a smile upon her mouth, to […]
Once in a Blue Moon (reprise)
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Meeting the Bar: Let’s Kick It Up a Notch This evening, Victoria is our host and has asked us to search our archives, choose a poem and add a little spice to it through the use of sensory description, replacing metaphor, or tightening up the word count. I have reworked […]
Dogged Night
My response to Carpe Diem Special #206 Sara McNulty’s 2nd dark night dogs bright day scintillating stars and moon silvered by the sun © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest
Once in a Blue Moon
I am reposting a poem from 31st July 2015 for the dVerse Poets Pub OpenLinkNight #168 Cushioned in the hand of night The blue moon drowned out All but the brightest stars Bounced off broken glass in the roadside Formed pearls in the water of lakes Gushed like spilt champagne Across the waves of oceans Sculptured […]
The Owl and the Moon
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Haibun Monday #9 – moon Owls are truly mesmerising birds, with their moon-round eyes, sharp beaks and talons. Some are beautiful while others are comical; all are fierce hunters, skimming the ground silently to swoop on their prey. I rarely see the owls haunting the silver birch trees that […]
Night Mysteries
The old moon has crumbled Into stars There is nothing left To hold the sky together I watch it from behind my hands Feel my bones strain Under the weight of it all Waiting for the mountains Of the moon to fall Soaking up the darkness And the light Steadfast in the silence Of the […]
A Gentle Reminder
My response to Through the Eye of Bastet One Month of Haiga – a daytime moon Pale slice of silver Modest moon in light of day Resplendent at night © Kim M. Russell, 2016
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