Overhead Wings spread Frozen by fate Iron weight Open gate An invitation Anticipation Consternation Fear of the unknown All alone Walls of stone City of the dead © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Sue Vincent – Daily Echo Thursday photo prompt – Gate – #writephoto
Tag: Thursday Photo Prompt
The Loneliness of the Crumbling Keep
This broken building of flint and stone Was once a sturdy keep; Now the hill on which it stands is overgrown And grazed by sheep. No coat of arms to greet a visitor, No roof nor floor; No guard protects the perimeter, No servant at the door. The ancient walls once solid and secure Are […]
Giant’s View
Smooth groove Of water on stone Reflection of sky In aqueous tones An unblinking eye In a socket of rock With a pebbled iris And a skull of chalk A giant’s view Framed by heather Bathed by dew And worn by weather Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Sue Vincent’s Daily Echo […]
Nature’s Way
My response to Sue Vincent’s Thursday Photo Prompt – Cave – #writephoto The way led down an old green lane, Into the woods and back again, A weed-riddled path quite overhung With heavy foliage that swung Across the crumbling hillside. Returning ravens overhead, Ill-omened messengers of the dead, Croaked a raucous resounding knell, Gurgled like […]
Out of the Corner of my Eye
A bit of spooky whimsy as my response to Sue Vincent – Daily Echo Thursday photo prompt – Glimpsed – #writephoto Out of the corner of my eye Shadows moved My breath froze Three figures rose Beyond the window Or were they trapped In ancient glass Through which spirits Cannot pass The foggy forms Like drifting […]
Caging Bruises
My response to Sue Vincent Daily Echo Thursday Photo Prompt – Caged– #writephoto Evening is bruised By fading day The colour of contusions On his wrists Where he twists And turns. Striped by bars, Burnt by bright light, Salts of life Crystallise On lips, tongue and eyes. His only respite A darkening sky With promise […]
Remains
My response to Sue Vincent’s Thursday Photo Prompt – Crypt – #writephoto In the whispering shadow-play of the crypt, Light flickers and darkness drips, Spreading like candle wax, an eerie estuary Where life meets death in the ancient ossuary. Bones crumble in catacombs, Phantoms mumble in marble tombs; Motes dance on a stale breath of air, […]
One False Step
My response to Sue Vincent – Daily Echo Thursday Photo Prompt – Stepping Stones – #writephoto This week’s photo prompt: I cross the river of life on slippery stones, Not daring to look down – One false step could break my bones. Churning rapids to the left of me, Unknown depths to the right of […]
Ruin
My response to Sue Vincent’s Daily Echo Thursday Photo Prompt – Mine -#writephoto Green sheen Of mould on wood Colour wash Of nature’s brush The chimney’s cold The roof is gone Rainwater streaks The solid stone A ruined hearth No warming fire Just broken earth Nettle and briar © Kim M. Russell, 2016
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