Stave 7 In her dream, Elisa flew high and airy To the cloud castle of the beautiful fairy, Fata Morgana, who was strangely familiar, Resembling the old woman who told her About the eleven swans with golden crowns. Morgana said, to free her brothers from the spell, Elisa must be strong and brave; to […]
Tag: Poems
Another poem on Visual Verse
I’m excited that another of my poems has been published in the latest Visual Verse. I’m on page 12! Here’s a link: http://visualverse.org/
Scribbling on my Soul
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Open Link Night # 167 – a poem I wrote and posted last September, that kind of sums up my writing. The scratching of the pen Won’t stop It echoes through my dreams And lifts my eyelids With the urgency Of birth Ideas invade Exploding crocuses That reach out For an […]
On first visiting Burano
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Poetics – Adventures in travelling Leaning over the side Of the vaporetto Sharp spray cooling Heat pricked arms We watched the boats Sun diamonds on waves Faces in the crowd Tourists and commuters Brash and loud Inhaled the heady mingling Of expensive scent Engine oil Tang of the bay […]
Dandelions
A poem for children Little beaming suns Suddenly appear In lawns and meadows. Butterflies feed On the nectar of their yellow. As fluffy seed clocks, Children help them on their way, Telling time of day, As does the wind, Floating parachutes of seed Far and wide. In autumn, Their toothy leaves go unseen And […]
Flowers
I was planning to bring you flowers But they fade and die You no longer see living plants In a garden Or a park So I brought you something more lasting Unusual A purple tinged succulent In a glass cube Transparent You can see the soil The moss and roots And then I saw the […]
Kinesthesia of Memories
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #99 She stands at her life’s junction, Kinesthesia in her hand, A heavy suitcase of memories: Frequent beatings, Days when she was famished, Future unknown. Reining in her temerity (Strange luxury – Freedom), she jettisons The past, Exhales her last stale breath, Inhales a fresh one – And […]
Seascape
I’m hyping myself up for a visit to Mum in the care home today, so I tried escaping to one of my favourite places – the sea. Under mackerel sky Gulls wheel on buffeting wind Waves smash rocks and reefs With a dull rumbling thunder Making the sulphurous air quiver Far as eye can see Wrinkled […]
Saturday morning whimsy
Ducks and Worms A clown-like shelduck With bright red beak Manoeuvres a line Of black-capped ducklings Across the mud flats And past the sedge To the water’s edge Where they stamp In the shallows Chasing shadows And stirring up worms That wriggle and squirm © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on http://www.wildfowl-photography.co.uk
Ephemeral
My response to imaginary garden with real toads Transforming with Nature’s Wonders – exploring the world of footprints I follow the trail Along the sea wall Until it veers Towards the sea Past rocks And pools Seaweed And shells Intimate Impressions Of a stranger’s Bare feet Each toe Defined In the damp sand Until […]
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