My response to Carpe Diem #932 silk tree rich queen of fibres cocoon of silent spinners in vibrant colours sumptuous seduction as kimono falls to floor © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest
Tag: Tanka
Bridge of Life
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
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
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