on a stone pillow only the dead sleep soundly a cicada cries seventeen sad syllables carried away on the breeze Kim M. Russell, 8th February 2020 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #115 Transformation: a stone for a pillow This weekend our challenge is a Transformation special feature, in which the goal is to […]
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Writing in Tongues
I trill in notes of birdsong I laugh in springs and streams I bark with dogs and muntjacs join owl and fox with screams sometimes I breathe in purrs sometimes I growl with rage when my pen clots with feral blood as it wrestles on the page but when it flows, it’s a crashing wave […]
Transformation
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Tale Weaver Fairy Tale #77 July 21st – The Ugly Duckling Fairy Tales often taught us a moral, like in the story of the Ugly Duckling. For today’s Fairy Tale task we are creating a modern day version of the Ugly Duckling. She was her parents’ little girl, Preened and […]
Transformations
My response to Bastet’s One Month of Haiga – Transformations Hard ground under grass Impermeable with frost Green blades remain sharp Caress of spring light Leaves lawns and meadows embossed Diamonds of dew Sun’s softening rays Remind us all is not lost Splashes of colour © Kim M. Russell, 2016
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