My response to Carpe Diem #931 Bridge bridge over water draws boats into cool damp shade punts them into light to and fro of human craft ebb and flow of river life © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Tag: Tanka
Seascape
I’m hyping myself up for a visit to Mum in the care home today, so I tried escaping to one of my favourite places – the sea. Under mackerel sky Gulls wheel on buffeting wind Waves smash rocks and reefs With a dull rumbling thunder Making the sulphurous air quiver Far as eye can see Wrinkled […]
Moody Banquet
My response to Bastet’s One Month of Haiga – a moody day Expanding greyness Threatens to swallow me up Spit out my sour soul Scatter me on the wild wind Moody banquet for the birds © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Love Comes Alive
Two tankas in response to Carpe Diem #925 Love Once an innocent, Delicate, blossoming bud, Love suddenly comes alive, Exploding like an atom Expanding our universe. You left me alone, A stone washed up on the beach But when you return, I awaken in your hands, Glistening with foam and sand. © Kim M. Russell, […]
When the mask slips
My response to Carpe Diem #924 humour (reprise) Tears drip from rouged lips When the circus is over And the mask slips Brightly polished performance Ephemeral laughter grips © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest
Cloudbusting
My response to Bastet’s One Month of Haiga – Clouds Short-lived shape shifters Airy giants and castles Warnings in the sky Dreaming of patches of blue Always a promise of rain © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Desire
My response to Carpe Diem #923 desire From dank undertones Of forest floor detritus Fresh needles of pine Sharp scent like a ray of light Through desire entangled limbs © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest
Foiled Hunter
My response to the Secret Keeper’s Weekly Word Prompt #25 Wolf’s intense hunger From flawed wastes of spring tundra Growl turns into howl Hunter reaches for his gun Shot is foiled by flash of sun © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.livescience.com
Remnants of Winter
Winter is wrung out A sodden rag hanging on Battling storms and wind Hoping for a glint of blue Promise in cloud-furrowed sky. © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Evil
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle Bonus Good vs Evil – I think I’ve used all 12 words! Ravaged by its sin Malignant anathema Dripping evil bile Possesses realms of darkness With monstrous, ominous smile Adversarial Fallen angel of disgrace Grimace on its face © Kim M. Russell, 2016
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