I have fresh longing to go for a walk by the river, where water flows like feathers, […]
Tag: Swan
This Is No Swan Song
Down in my bones, I feel that this yearhas not been our swan song.Though the waves came higher,and broken reeds were flungacross an uneven path,we were dazzled by sun-flecked tides.With the coming of winter,something else haunts the landscape:a swan drenched in mud-scent,alive with the tang of the river. Kim M. Russell, 16th December 2020 My […]
Snow on a Summer’s Day
furious kicking keeps her afloat in the wake of fast tourist boats white swan – snowflake on water a lost echo of winter © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem Special Japanese Poetry In The Lowlands #3 Ria Giskes “six swans” (tanka) In this new episode of Chèvrefeuille’s CD Special about Japanese Poetry […]
Swansong in Winter
White swan’s black dipped beak Trumpets a haunting lament For a lost soulmate Mysterious and ancient Mythological swansong © Kim M. Russell, 2015
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Carpe Diem Haiku Writing Techniques #13 Riddle Swan A sculpture of ice Reflected in the water? No, a graceful swan
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