Journey of Words

Tag: Winter

  • on a winter morning

    it might be mid-Juneclean sky, orange horizonbut for skeletal oaksopaque car windscreensfrustrate mechanical routinesfrosted bodyworklone cyclist slips pastcocooned commuters’ vehiclessteaming traffic jamtreading out to schooltrio of teenage girls thrilledby icy puddles~n.b. The intricacy of Jack Frost’s work on a neighbour’s car demanded my attention. CLP 21/11/2024 →

  • Turning

    the light falls heavyshadows thick as tarlattice Norfolk’s lanesstill Junethe pall of morning’s chillmist steams offbarley’s feathery awnswither in midday’s heat-hazebecome brittlebreak and litter the soileach fine daySun roasts the grainas hay fevers the aira prelude to harvestmowing, turning and bailingthe grassesour first clues to winter ~ CLP 30/06/2024 →

  • on time

    dark days these are indeedthe Sun as distant as it can benew half-moon offers hopeof lighter nightsthe pendulum will swing backspring followbut first we must hunker downfeel cold of winter’s dawnsunlight without warmthilluminating our struggle ~ CLP 19/12/2023 →

  • on time

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

  • winter blackbird

    what do you think you are playing at?three a.m. on a December Saturdaysinging like it’s a summer dawn?the Sun doesn’t rise for another five hoursit’s been gone for elevenwhat do you think you’re playing at? ~ CLP 16/12/2023 →

  • on Ukraine

    persistent drizzlelet’s talk about the weatherwinter looms again ~ n.b. The last weeks before everything slows up and armies dig in for another miserable winter. CLP. 17/10/2023 →

  • 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 →

  • on winter

    we thought you had leftweather vane swings to North-Eastskeins form against grey ~ n.b. Where are the geese, who climbed up and away from the river this morning, heading now? CLP 05/03/2023 →

  • on Ukraine

    full circuit of Sunwinter never left this landcold blooded murder ~ n.b. A year. CLP 14/02/2023 →

  • on time

    seasonal changescyclical shifts in orbitThames rises and falls ~ n.b. Is winter defined by lack of colour, or just the English winter? CLP 12/02/2023 →