branches fracture sun in spilling apple blossoms the valley awakes branches fracture sun awash with shiny spangles early morning dew in spilling apple blossoms a bumblebee cavorts with pollen’s sweetness the valley awakes a flood of pastel petals welcoming the day branches fracture sun they finger-paint the dawn sky with smudges of cloud awash with […]
Tag: Weekend Meditation
In the Cathedral
I am not a member of an organised religion but I believe I am a spiritual person. Although I don’t attend church, I like to visit them, whether they are small local churches or cathedrals. I love the quiet, the smell of burning candles and incense, and stained glass windows. Many large cathedrals have crypts, […]
New Year’s Eve
hopeful eyes sparkling in a champagne glass stars and fireworks hopeful eyes look towards a brighter year leave the old behind sparkling in a champagne glass candle flames flicker the countdown begins stars and fireworks a brand new day exploding in the same old sky Kim M. Russell, 30th December 2018 My response to Carpe […]
Scents
cattle shed dark sound of mosquitoes in summer heat cool shadows caress sore skin […]
A Winter Masterpiece
muffled and silenced the snap of an icicle engulfed by fresh snow Kim M. Russell, 16th December 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #63 The Quest For A New Masterpiece Continues … winter This weekend our challenge is to create a masterpiece on the theme of winter (if we live in the Northern […]
Plato and Old Age
murder of old crows escaping youthful pleasures mad and furious Kim M. Russell, 2nd December 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #61 a new feature for the weekend … introduction Not only does Carpe Diem have a new CDHK Weekend Meditation logo for Winter but it also has a new feature, Carpe Diem […]
Almost Home
Yesterday I returned from a visit to my daughter. We celebrated her birthday and I babysat my grandson when her husband took her out for a meal. It was only for a few days but, while the journey there went smoothly and took only a couple of hours, the return took much longer than expected. […]
After Rain
the scent of autumn that sweet smell of decaying leaves stronger after rain the scent of autumn seasonal melancholy distilled in amber that sweet smell of decaying leaves wraps the drowsy soil a golden blanket stronger after rain it mingles with petrichor colour turns to grey Kim M. Russell, 18th November 2018 My response to […]
Just Sleeping
deep hibernation everything is suspended single amber leaf Kim M. Russell, 11th November 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #58 Quest for A New Masterpiece ‘autumn’ This weekend, our challenge is a quest for a new autumn haiku or tanka masterpiece. To create a masterpiece, we have to ‘play’ with the classical rules […]
A Childish Heart
at the gate of a deserted house, a cicada is crying in the rays of the evening sun insect wings rustle in dust […]
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