a warrior dreams mountain path leading homeward scent of plum blossom Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem’s Crossroads #5 scent of plum blossoms In a new episode of the CD ‘fusion’ feature, Crossroads, our challenge is to create a new haiku from two given haiku by Basho: summer grasses all that remains […]
Tag: Scent
Scent
loved one’s body scent constant through changing seasons still a mystery Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1318 Love Is A Mystery For today’s episode, Chèvrefeuille has a quote from a Paulo Coelho novel he hasn’t read yet, one of his most recently published novels, The Spy, in which the main character […]
The Scent of an Autumn Embrace
On a walk in the woods, the autumn consumes us, Enveloped in the essence of damp leaves and humus Intermingling with spice from the depths of your overcoat, The scent of your body and your freshly washed clothes. The seaweed and sand smell of salty mist from the coast Leaves a chill on our skin […]
Redolence
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle Special Addition Scent “August 8th, 2016” That October night resounds Not in sights and sounds But in the redolence Of the moment You took me in your arms. You were late, Lost on the Norfolk coast, The sunshine of the day Had faded into mist And autumn darkness, Your earthy […]
Ironing on a Wet Tuesday
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Poetics: Empire of Scents This Tuesday Grace has set us the challenge of writing a poem about scents. It’s a wet Tuesday, Rain spits at the closed window And I’m listening to the radio, Following in grandmother’s footsteps. The iron steams. Clothes, rescued from the line Are scented with […]
Heaven Scent
My response to Carpe Diem Special #211 Joyce Lorenson’s 3rd “May evening” spring honeysuckle dots of colour in the green seducing bees bright summer blooms cascading down the trellis fragrant in late sun © Kim M. Russell, 2016
writing in north norfolk 