My response to FRIDAY FICTION with RONOVAN WRITES Prompt Challenge #9 At King’s Cross On platform one Under the clock alone She checks her phone And then her watch Against hands That sweep red digits Life’s cleaners brushing away Seconds and minutes Tidying the day Somewhere in the station A whistle blows Doors slam Trains come […]
Tag: Poems
A poem to sum up my feelings in this post.
Overwintering
Curled conker-like A protective whorl of prickly spines The half-grown hedgehog froze A tiny statue in the confines Of the garden Amongst withered hydrangea and rose Safely out of reach Hiding its fear It must have foraged well To be outside So late in the year Perhaps it found a kind soul Who fed it […]
Charles Bridge in Prague
My response to Jane Dougherty’s poetry challenge #13: Bridges Dense morning mist hides Statues flanking either side Wraps the castle in a shroud Conceals its glory from the crowd Leaving the medieval town Across the Gothic bridge of stone A spectre steeped in mystery Walks in the footsteps of history © Kim M. Russell, 2016 […]
A first attempt at an aubade
Sublimity of Daybreak Dawn’s dove grey penumbrae Are shattered by luminous rays And lifted like a veil Revealing An early morning star Orbiting A crescent moon in silver seduction Bubbling Birdsong ripples the liquid silence Celebrating The sublimity of daybreak © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Rusty Key
My response to Sacha Black’s #Writespiration 75’ write about the rusty thing’, inspired by a new form seen on Bastet and Sekhmet’s Library. The key to his heart Was hidden safely in the dark Depths of the back of a drawer Together with letters and notes Among the underwear The key to his heart […]
Yellow Orchids
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge #95 Yellow Orchids by Liz West CC BY 2.0 Sweet vanilla permeates the senses spilling like liquid sunshine filling the air perfect petals open dragon mouths in a silent roar an orchid song as they perch along wiry stems glowing in their glory © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Leda’s Loculus
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie and Wordle #93 Leda’s loculus: In a sacrosanct place Where no irreverent swan Can show its face Or jagged genitals To humiliate Her memory. Once the gods dragged It by its iron rings To hinder violation By a false deity, Genuflect And pray in piety. © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Making Your Own Sunshine
Perfect happiness is an illusion You can’t switch it on Sadness and depression Lurk around every corner Make your own sunshine Through unhistoric acts Share other people’s worlds With quiet kindness Taking joy in birdsong Or the tallness Of trees Singing along To a favourite song Standing back And watching Other people having Fun Grabbing […]
Sea Birds
Along the shingly shore And further up the creek Swoop black-backed gulls Spearing silver fish in lethal beaks On the apron of marshland Redshanks pipe nervously Long skeins of geese Lace the cloudy sky And wigeon wing hurriedly In twos and threes Heading Farther out To sea © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image of Spotted Redshank […]
January Moon
The January moon Will be a cold one A new moon A snow moon Its waxing A warning Of frosty mornings Energy renewed In the winter sun And the first signs Of spring © Kim M. Russell, 2016 A brief, simple post this morning as I have an early start and a day of training […]
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