I break its surfacefeel its pearls roll down my skinI surge forward pressing palms togetherand in an outward circular stroke feeling the resistance of this chemical compoundfeeling its enormitysensing its presence in my bodyand around the eartha drop eroding s t o n ea refreshing GUSHa destructive W A V Ea treasure troveof pearl and […]
Tag: Water
A Norfolk July
In Norfolk, we’re surrounded by water: the sea, the Broads, and rain’s no stranger. Overnight downpours drench field and garden, fill water butts, gutters, and rain- drops sparkle on the plants on my patio, where green dill fronds unfurl and the lavender is purple. Kim M. Russell, 24th July 2023 It’s Quadrille Monday at the […]
Flexibility of Water
sparkling water purls into rugged rocks and stones a new path is carved Kim M. Russell, 14th October 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1521 Lao Tzu … flexibility of water Carpe Diem’s festive 6th anniversary month is halfway through the alphabet and today we have arrived at the letter L for Lao Tsu: the […]
It started with a raindrop…
from a cloud landing in mud. Within hours, shallow streams meander and bubble between banks of flowers burning above the flourishing flood. It gushes on, a convulsive weir, a torrent of energy trying to get back to where it was. The heat of the sun draws it up to a cloud and it becomes once […]
H2O
Although chemistry remains a mystery to me, I love the combination of hydrogen and oxygen: liquid that flows and trickles and drips, fills lakes and oceans, floats ships, quenches thirst and washes clean, sparkling foam, currents and waves, and the way the invisible […]
Ghost Nets
I read recently about an exhibition that took place in the summer at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore, called ‘Ghost Nets of the Ocean’. It was created by artists from Darnley Island in Australia, and consisted of suspended brightly-coloured sculptures of fish, turtles, squid and jellyfish, all made from ocean debris, including abandoned fishing […]
Reflections
My response to Carpe Diem #1015 streaming water Chèvrefeuille has given us a quote from Lao Tzu, a Chinese philosopher of Daoism: “One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.” Nature’s reflections in the stillness of water free the peaceful soul. © Kim M. Russell, 2016 […]
Trouble in the Water
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Music Challenge Prompt “Wade in the Water” Waves Tug and roll Ebb and flow Carve and mould With a fishy tangy breath The sea’s a briny behemoth Nursing a multitude of mysterious Creatures at her tempestuous Incessant billowing breast They glow and glimmer Unaware of trouble Wading in the […]
The Art of Water
My response to Carpe Diem #935 Cicada – riddle melting icicle suspended from a pine branch drips into puddles ebbs and flows as a river thunders as an ocean wave © Kim M. Russell, 2016
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