Journey of Words

Tag: Weather

  • On Ice

    Frost’s fingers extend Grasp moisture from atmosphere Sculpt feathers from grass . CLP 20/01/2020 →

  • Sky Pink

    From along the ridge I saw through Swell Wood’s winter skeleton To the sun-bathed Levels Their rain-full grips and rhynes Fields; mirrors to the sky That held the pink tinge Of chilled noses Numb fingers Of frost-smoke breath Of the cold that will fall From behind the stars tonight . n.b. Grip: cut in the →

  • Moonshine

    Accumulation Drifts open unveils deep sky Floodtide of silver . CLP 17/01/2020 →

  • On Pane

    Warm, cosy, settled Wind uncoils, whiplashes hail On sleeper’s window . CLP 16/01/2020 →

  • Nothing Matters (VIII)

    Mountain wind howls, twists Sounds from thin air, draws spectres Dogs bark at the night . n.b. There is nothing out there, is there? . CLP 18/12/2019 →

  • Lyon (V)

    Out to the east Where there is space Derelict factories rust A stadium has been built Tram lines laid Office blocks stand Apartments planned Colour blind posters Promote hygienic living At the concrete shopping arcade Teenagers Gather out of the pissing rain Under the awning Listening to music In the company of old drunks The →

  • October (IV)

    Washed out by last night Weather interrupted sleep Time for a shower . n.b. “Rain will clear over the next couple of days.” the weather forecaster said. It clears every hour or so here. Moments of beauty swept away by an incoming shower, before the next glistening picture of autumn is revealed, still wet on →

  • On October (II)

    Pink face and shoulders From working in afternoon sun Now more bloody rain . n.b. From the Daily Mirror website today: CLP 15/10/2019 →

  • On August IV

    Air lays blanket thick Limp leaves untether in heat Fat white cloud darkens . CLP 18/08/2019 →

  • On Rain XII

    It rained this morning Not enough to fill a glass Half full? Not even that . n.b. A Scottish, family lucky enough to own land with its own spring, has admitted that they have had to halt whisky production for a period as that well was dry. Apparently they are not the only whisky producer →