Journey of Words

Tag: Sun

  • on winter

    new year’s day ends with a stunning light showthe Sun demonstrating its power in a silent slow burnthe shift gradualfrom a touch of pink outlining the cloudsto this vermillion daubing of the skybroad brushed streaksstroked up and out from the very core of our stargiving depth to skeletal treesover-whelming all that is whitethe Earth glows →

  • at Summer Solstice

    pause to catch the rayscelebrate the height of lightwe live in cycles~n.b. Yesterday, in Northern hemisphere. CLP 220/6/2025 →

  • on Sunday

    slow to rise todayeven frost on tiles slumbersno warmth in this sun~ CLP 02/3/2025 →

  • on time

    soft light of fresh dawn birdsong calls us, not alarmEarth’s orbit spins on~ CLP 18/02/2025 →

  • on awakening

    Avast! She rises fastDemons retreat – leave no traceMoonlit finger nail ~ n.b. So much beauty to savour at dawn. The first birdcall I was aware of today in the city was cry of a buzzard. The finest sliver of the Moon is in the photograph toward the lower-centre-right. CLP 31/08/2024 →

  • on reflection

    Within towersConstructed fromconcrete, steel and glassEyes focused on screensTracking digitalised dataEars plugged into headsetsAircon’s constant humWater coolers, coffee, carpetsElevators, escalatorsArtificial lightingMoney in the bank OutsideBlue skySun as high as it getsGentle breezeAlong the ThamesAir to breatheGoldfinches sing You choose. ~ CLP 21/06/2024 →

  • on light

    There is a white hazeShadowing the northern horizonIt will barely leave us tonightWhile the sullen MoonHas sloped off earlySkulking in the knowledgeThat it is the SunWho we will gather to fete ~ n.b. How have we got this close to the Summer Solstice without any recognisable summer? These past three days are welcome, but small →

  • on time

    there is much sadnessyet still the Sun transmits warmthin this winter air ~ CLP 17/12/2023 →

  • on light

    held by the skycaught on the skin of the Wensumas the tide turnsevening’s parting kissgently fadesI choose the slow way homestand on the bridgenot wanting to leave this day yetnot while the sense of your presencestill glowsCLP 15/06/2023 →

  • Camellias

    Winter brings weakMorning light lateAfternoons darkFrost-shivered limbsFirst sign of warmth(Rain on the west wind)Foliage thickensLeaf litter laps the fenceSticky buds unfoldSuper-slow-motionBurst of pinkPetals un-scrollSudden brightness soonBurnt by memories Casting shadowsAcross our lawnSpectacular displayedVibrancy lastingNo longerThan winter’s sun ~ n.b. NaPoWriMo 2023. Day 25 prompt. Love poem with flower, parenthesis and odd line breaks. CLP 25/04/2023 →