I cannot hear the symphony of springbehind this window. I only hear the plague of tinnitus, the shiftingfloorboards, gentle thuds on the stairs when the cats are awake, the creakof a door in a draught. But I see the wind chimes swing, their notes riseinto the branches of the cherry tree. I watch it rustle […]
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Candle Symphony
symphony of flames flickering in the darkness drips of molten wax leave bright splashes of colour and the fragrance of Christmas Kim M. Russell, 2016 Imgae found on YouTube My response to Carpe Diem Seven Days Before Christmas 2016 #5 candles Chèvrefeuille has chosen candles as our prompt today; he says that they are the […]
Midwinter Storm
on the horizon a midwinter storm glowers bruised clouds weep snowflakes Kim M. Russell, 2016 ‘Winter Landscape’ by Caspar David Friedrich – image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1102 Symphony No. 4 Op. 50 by Johanna Senfter Today the music for our inspiration is by Johanna Senfter, a female composer from Germany […]
Envious Moon
the mid-winter moon pressed its face to the window breathed frost on the glass envious of warm bodies their limbs and hearts intertwined Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Dreamstime.com My response to Carpe Diem #1099 Symphony No. 3 by Louise Farrenc Today Chèvrefeuille has inspired us with music of another little known female […]
Being not far from the sea…
… I wrote the following sonnet. A Seaside Sonnet I dig my toes in shifting grains of sand, Eroded rock, disintegrated shell, Let shingle drift away from palm of hand To land in foaming lace of ocean’s swell. By increments surrounded by the tide, That ebbs and flows and rises to my thigh, I am […]
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