Response to Me, Myself and I…or is it? dVerse Meeting the Bar Sometimes I catch a glimpse of her In a mirror or shop window, See traces of the girl she used to be. Critical of the gained weight, Disappearing definition, Laughter lines And silver threads in her hair. I try to love her, Feel […]
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More of The Wild Swans
Stave 6 When Elisa awoke, they were far from land And so high in the air she thought she was dreaming, Until she found berries and roots in her hand, Gathered by her youngest brother. Far below them, a sailing ship floated, A white gull on the waves. They flew all day Ahead of a […]
A Rare Visit
My response to dVerse poetry Pub Poetics: Listen to the Mockingbird Silvery light slipped through the blind Scratching at the edges of her mind A faded monochrome Distant dream of home In the garden a thrush trilled its morning song Another bird began to sing along A different timbre and yet the same She sat […]
The Power of Bubbles
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Quadrille 3 – a quadrille in 44 words Congealed crud has set on last night’s dishes And yet, as the steaming water gushes Detergent swirls with a globule of grease Until a lava of foam is released One tiny bubble escapes and floats free A tiny transparent orb, fleeting […]
Sinister Spring Heralds
My response to the Tercet challenge with Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie B&P’s Shadorma and Beyond Jackdaws sailed in on a brisk breeze Descending on bare branches of tall trees (Paused in black parentheses) Jackdaws flocked in drizzly weather Yapping and flapping off together (Sharp of beak and ragged of feather) Jackdaw lovebirds entwined and […]
Lichen
My response to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Sunday Mini Challenge: one this snowflake ~ Micro Poetry sheen of lichen yellow & silver adorns the roof suns stars moons shimmering against slate & tile micro cosmos with its own constellations © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.rgbstock.com
The Christmas Hare
The third poem that was rejected by the magazine was one I originally wrote for a friend. It’s a bit late for Christmas, but here it is anyway. In a snowy field one Christmas Eve I spied a windswept hare Leaping and gambolling In the frosty air. The tawny coat beguiled me, Framed by […]
Poetic Dreaming
The second poem was another one I reworked, first posted in August. If you want to walk Barefoot through my dreams Wipe your feet You inhabit my world Hide in shadows Under my bed I’m too slurred with sleep To stuff you in my pyjama pocket Trap you in my memory Infuse you in […]
End of a Norwich Day
I received an email yesterday, which told me that three submissions to a magazine had not been successful. The first of these was a reworked poem I posted last September. The Norfolk sky expands, Airy, pale and blue, The city pavements fit Like a comfortable pair of shoes As I walk its easy […]
Utopia
My response to Sacha Black’s Writespiration # 80 Utopia – I think of this as a sister poem to ‘Arcadia’ which was inspired by a picture by Barb Mann and posted on my blog on 6th February. A perfect world Of nature, art and poetry Happiness and equality Individuality Respect and harmony A simple […]
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