January frost petals freezing one by one brittle tears of ice Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend-meditation #14 Revise That Haiku This weekend our challenge is to ‘revise that haiku’: re-create or revise a given haiku by a classical haiku poet, to which Chèvrefeuille has given us the background story. This […]
Tag: Mourning
October Mourning
Morning Is born with a caul Of mist on sharp, clear light, Ripped by the raucous call Of leftover scraps of night: Coal-dusted ravens and crows Hunched in ragged rows, Their sharp eyes like sloes Clustering in the blackthorn. In moisture-laden air, time slows In anticipation of dazzling hues: Ochre, rust and foggy blues To […]
Final Moments
I deconstructed a poem I posted in March to create a haiku in response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille dark handfuls of earth final moments like kisses melt into mourning © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on oppressedpeoplesonlineword.ning.com
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