children skim pebbles across the frozen river ice bubbles blossom Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018 Peace Within For Carpe Diem’s Winter Retreat 2018, Chèvrefeuille has challenged us to create a haiku or tanka inspired on the theme of ‘Peace Within’ every day during a period of 30 days, […]
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Pebbles
pebbles in the sand glistening with salty foam touched by hands and waves Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1288 abalone shells Today’s prompt from the past is in memory of Jane Reichhold, who passed away last July. Around that time Chèvrefeuille created a special feature, ‘Universal Jane’ and, in one of […]
We live more than a stone’s throw from the beach…
but that doesn’t stop us from going there. Pebble in the Sand Cradled in a universe of sand A small planet Of granite A solitary sea-tumbled Water-worn gem Covered in pocks From collisions with rocks Abandoned by waves Landlocked Until high tide Washes it away again