A storm cloud swells as heaven sighs Where ribbon of grey threads the skiesClouds are heavy,dense,opaqueIn shades of blue and streaks of slate.The light beneath a fleeting trace Entangled in the storm’s embraceIntense the green of fields belowA shifting patchwork all aglow. Contrasts illuminate and define In every brushstroke, mark and lineVeil of rain,intense inContinue reading “Under Storm Clouds”
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Unseen
If I can stand a while in thought, and tranceThe clouds away to brighter clearer skies; Along the lane I’ll run and glimpse a passing glance Afforded in return a valuable surprise.The hedges tall ensconced with bramble, Sink sunken lanes devoid of any view;But every now and then like rhythmic punctuation rambles, A gateway lightsContinue reading “Unseen”
The Moon through Fog
Through dense fog she shines;Her hollow lightPiercing the gloom, Soft lustred; Turning grey to blush pink Like cotton candy spun with golden thread,IncandescentTo central orb.
In Melchior’s path
In curious pursuit of frankincense Resin pure like goldFingers trace the spines of ancient booksSpan continents through age and time Apothecaries of old take venerable ways and newWoody tones and spices blendMystical distillation to essential oilMysterious cure in inflammatory responseElicitation from astrologers sphereCarried to the cribGreat in mystery of faithWorship and offering divinePerfumed incense waftedContinue reading “In Melchior’s path”
Remembrance – Silence
Silence at the cenotaph All along the widest street Silence in the churches At 11, the people meetSilence in the poppiesGrown on Flanders’s fieldsWorn with pride with medalsMemories slow to heal Silence on the SommeNo rifle shot was heardSilence that was frightening Silence that was fearedSilence causing numbnessSilence causing pain Death before the silence ThereafterHopeContinue reading “Remembrance – Silence”
Sonnet- Autumn
If I could slow the moving tide of Autumn, Stop each and every leaf prepared to fall;Would I miss the fading hues verbatim,The beauty in the colours of perennials tall?Chattering, the swallows meet too soon to fly;Patterned forms stir beauty in striation; The buzzard shrieks an urgency of cry;Across open land, a shadowed murmuration. HowContinue reading “Sonnet- Autumn”
Insight
Dawn stills thoughtsPreempts the harshness ofNight time fearPrompts the joyOf a new dayJobs mundaneSatisfactionTime outsideFresh air inhaledA coffee with a friend Conversation sharedTime to create Time to grow Time to be
Wounded
They say time heals the soulAn open wound needs some care: I write it downI pray aloud I sit at the piano And sing it loud I run in the lanesI shout to the windI swim in the sea And call to the cloudsAs I cut through the wavesSalt sticks to my hairAs I swimContinue reading “Wounded”
Restless
Bright the moonRiven and intenseDeep the shadowsUnder blackened trees which Cloak the view.The wind is heldSilence loadedMagnifying movementand strange noises of the night. Bold the outlinesOf bovine formsGraze in rhythmic functionInhale and exhaleShuffle and cough A poignancy, an urgencythe shriek of the owlA passing carCuts through the stillnessWorn rubber on tarmacRestless the soulAwake and drawnContinue reading “Restless”
Dawn is held
Pink the hueSteals the remnant Night slips awayBlackened forms of branchesCast sharp silhouettesAnd for a moment filigreed fingersHold the skyAs dawn is held As colours mergeTo bluish grey. https://www.threads.net/@slow_lane_art_and_garden_
