It is but a month
Winter Solstice approaches
Darkness leads to Light
~
CLP 21/11/2020
Tag: Light
Autumn Storm
She came upon us from the North
Dragging her gloomy shawl
Over the sheared hills and ploughed land
Turning blends of gold to black and white
Breaking limbs from oak and ash
Flooded the roots
Inundated roads
Coughing and spitting
She dragged her filthy sheets into town
Stuffed her discarded litter into the drains
Threw hailstones that scratched our skin
Turned the fair to ruddy-faced
We flinched at each attack
Our umbrellas reduced to sodden flags
Useless emblems of human pride
We staggered home through her spiteful wind
As she blew out the last summer lights
Then spread her dark wings and settled in
Gloomy angel of long winter nights
~
CLP 26/09/2020
On the Moon
Un-phased, she rises
Above man’s temporal world
Draws eyes to heaven
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CLP 21/09/2020
On Pleasure v
Low autumnal Sun
sharpens colours, darkens shade
heavy dew becomes mist
~
CLP 04/09/2020
On Opening (i)
There is not any
Light on soft summer morning
Nor breath in this air
.
CLP 06/07/2020
On the Moon
On the Moon
Light from the Sun falls
Then reflects on Earth, on us
We share this magic
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n.b. Where ever we are, whoever we are, we share the same Moonlight, the same Sun – we are in this together.
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CLP 07/01/2020
