It was stillBeneath a darkened sky,Not yet fully light; Undulating cold air sinking to the ground with a heaviness wearingThe damp cloak of Autumn;Without a breath of wind,Everything still and suspendedThe dew heavy,left a diamond walkwayAcross the grass Where my boots had trod.An enchanted world beneath myfeetSweetened earth and fungalsporesA magical placeUntilJackdaws startled, broke theContinue reading “Reflection -Early Morning Gardening in Autumn”
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Woodland in Splendour
Branches- pendulous and jewelled-Leaf dots of orange and yellow,Stippled against silvery paperedSlender trunks;The birch- a key player on the woodland edge;Along the track weDescend steeply intoThe dense forest-Alight with fiery glowAbove the wide smooth trunks of beech;A kaleidoscope of colour-Ambers and tortoiseshell-Vintage greens and goldsKnit the canopy aboveLike fairy lights;Dense Holly Statuesque below Holds brightContinue reading “Woodland in Splendour”
