On my lap,is a warm cat,no cuckoo in the nest,and in my handmy favourite cupof cranberry and raspberry, a fruity burst on the tongue,never unfit for purpose,warmth spreading from mouthto the cockles of my heart,heightening the senses.All around me is calm. I breathe.A poem blooms from the leaves. Kim M. Russell, 6th April 2025 On […]
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Roadside Gems – May Tan Renga
taste of nature– sweet blackberry bushes sing to child and bees © Sara McNulty tart emeralds turn to jet glittering in the hedgerow Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month 2017 #11 taste of nature (Sara McNulty) Today’s ‘hokku’ has been created by one our […]
Taste…
buds in mouth and flowers, a saporous feast of flavours: pizza erupts, a volcano of chilli, garlic and oregano; zingy ginger tea cleanses busy gustatory senses; an unripe plum, quite sour, not the buttery-sweet ambrosia of a nectarine or peach, because the riper, plumper ones were out of reach. Kim M. Russell, 2017 Images found on […]
Words in my Mouth
I explore them with my tongue, easing them between my teeth and into the roof of my mouth, each one different. Some are like honeycomb, their crumbs coating enamel, teasing fillings with a crunch. Others, smooth as chocolate, melt dark and warm on taste buds. One surprises me with acid lemon, bursting zest and sunshine. […]
Taste Buds
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle Special Addition Taste “August 22nd, 2016” Taste buds In my mouth, On my tongue, Flowers in a saporous feast Of fizzy flavours: A slice of pizza explodes with yeast, Seasoned with herb and garlic, Smokey with cheese; Delicate ginger tea cleanses My senses, Honeyed and sweet; Ascerbic, tangy unripe plum, […]