The harsh heat of summer Has run its course, Leaving seasonal clues Of paler blues And hedgerows full Of tender blackberries. Hawthorn and rowan trees droop With the weight of fruit, And crab apples spill In a carpet of swarming wasps. Outside windows, Threatening crane flies pose On long, spindly legs, aliens Clamouring to enter […]
Tag: Poems
A poem to sum up my feelings in this post.
Indecision
Life is a codex Of cinematic Sehnsucht For the perfect past Of twenty-twenty vision, Feinting indecision And fear of a formidable future. While other people’s lives glisten With undiscovered or important Minerals of the moment, I drift between noun And navel-gazing, Unable To choose. © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle […]
Mojo
There’s a warmth Across my back That sinks into my heart: A tiny, stripy witch’s cat Between my spine And the cushion where I’m sat, Vibrating like a juju stick, Keeping my gripes at bay, Lightening up A sad old tabby day. © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to imaginary garden with real toads […]
Some of my Mother is Missing
Lost slippers and kittens, Long ago days on a windy beach, The china owl you gave her, All are out of reach. The smile you remember is missing, A fading smear on her lips; The touch of the hand you are holding Is a mere brush of her fingertips. The photographs that you show her […]
Autumn Butterflies
Flickers of orange and crimson wings Energised by the sun, Blunder into September As leaves that twirl And wildly whirl In innocent passion For the balmy glaze Of early autumn days. © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image copyrighted: Isadora Gruye Photography. Reprint only with permission. My response to imaginary garden with real toads Out of Standard […]
Rhapsody in the Rain
Meeting in the park was the start Of a tune that grew into a rhapsody Accentuated by the rhythm of spring rain. On a bench, their arms entwined, the rain On hair and skin was romantic at the start, They were so wrapped up in their rhapsody. The impulsive improvisation of their rhapsody […]
Rusty Tree
Copper beech sheds its umber (ella) shade with metallic flourish; leaf by burnished leaf they gather, littering the path and forming rusty puddles in the bird-bath. © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to dVerse Poets Pub Open Link Night #179, where Grace is hosting. She reminded us about the planned D’verse Anthology and mentioned […]
The Loneliness of the Crumbling Keep
This broken building of flint and stone Was once a sturdy keep; Now the hill on which it stands is overgrown And grazed by sheep. No coat of arms to greet a visitor, No roof nor floor; No guard protects the perimeter, No servant at the door. The ancient walls once solid and secure Are […]
I Wished upon a Star
shooting stars lit up the night sky with comets’ magic dust I whispered a quiet wish couldn’t say what for I wished on the right star my once in a night-time star that brought you to me © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on genius.com My response to dVerse Poets Pub Poetics: […]
And the Bicycle Spoke
I’ve been leaning against this wall all morning, Waiting to give my spokes an airing, Change gear, hear my bell rattling And tyres hiss as I bounce Over cobblestones. Instead, I’ve been dabbling In philosophy, contemplating Kierkegaard, Plato, Schopenhauer and Camus While I wait for you, Tucked out of sight Beside the gate. My cycle […]
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