on time

seasonal changes
cyclical shifts in orbit
Thames rises and falls

~

n.b. Is winter defined by lack of colour, or just the English winter?

CLP 12/02/2023

on time

February? Wow!
sunshine, blue sky and calm sea
take a brief moment

~

CLP 10/02/2023

on time

grow straight, tall and true
more tricky than imagined
trees flex with the wind

~

CLP 08/02/2023

on time

moonrise exposes
crowded blocks, brick barriers
lives without nature

~

n.b. Sun rises later now because of these ‘contemporary apartments’ that also diminish the scale of the Moon and night sky.

CLP 06/02/2023

on time

better things to do
than play games with the weather
prepare for the worst

~

n.b. Blue sky, but clouds not quite as white and fluffy as to be entirely innocent.

CLP 02/02/2023

on time

aroused from deep dream
sun clouded out, day decays
gloves, coats, car headlights

~

CLP 01/02/2023

on light

bright start betrays you
beware the day's warm welcome
winter rules still hold

~

n.b. I’m sure we’ve all done it, misread the promise of a sunny morning to venture out in hope, before finding bright sunlight doesn’t always keep its promises.

This peacock butterfly was suffering by the time of January’s last sunset.

CLP 01/02/2023

on light

heating or eating
becomes less problematic
all welcome the Sun!

~

n.b. Today, warmth…when out of the shade and sheltered from the bitter wind. Progress of sorts.

CLP 27/01/2023

on light

waking at daybreak
Sun no longer lags the clock
synchronisation

~

n.b. Well, it’s nearly light at a sensible hour now…

CLP 26/01/2023

on time

walk with me on frost
Sun's glow bedazzles blue eyes
shadows swallow us

~

n.b. What contrasts our low winter sun brings!

CLP 23/01/2023