Journey of Words

Tag: Winter

  • on Autumn

    tardy Sun arrivespays us cursory visitclocks off as soon as… ~ n.b. If it even bothers to turn up for work these days. CLP 08/12/2021 →

  • on autumn

    late arrivalearly exityou’ve left your old clothesstrewn on the streetand forgottento shut the doorbehind youthere’s a terrible draughtbut thanksfor dropping by ~ CLP 03 →

  • Normal

    November has been mild, againwe’re not used to the cold anymorethis is how it should behow it always was beforeI said that the leaves had more colourdropped sooner, quicker, more completelythan last yearmy friend couldn’t rememberwho would?normal is just what we’re used to nownot what went beforewe older ones recallpicking blackberries after schoolwhen summer stretched →

  • Apogee

    we can’t get much further awayfrom the summer solsticegrasses tickling your shinssun pink face, a few frecklesbut it’s good to be herewith winter encroachingwith your smilebright as buttercupsyour kisses delicateas sweet pea flowers ~ CLP 18/11/2021 →

  • on Orion

    as our axis tiltswinter encroaches upon ustightening of belts ~ n.b. Plague Island; taxing the many, openly corrupt, out in the cold. ~ CLP 04/11/2021 →

  • on time

    we approach halfwaybetween summer and winternight prepares her cloak ~ n.b. Autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere in 2021 falls around 23rd September. CLP 21/09/2021 →

  • Time #1

    when it’s been really hot like today, close to the mid-point of June eventually the blue begins to thin as if mixed with a few drops of white spirit . the air moves a little faster adding cool to shade under the solitary oak crowning the rise . arrhythmic sounds of a distant road backwash →

  • On Grey / On Gray

    Start with grey and then add more grey. In the right light grey’s quite beautiful ~ CLP 08/03/2021 →

  • On Colour

    Crimson buds open despite a cruel wind that steals pigment from our skins ~ CLP 05/03/2021 →

  • L3 (Day 55): In The Post

    I receive an invitation to attend a Covid Vaccination Centre within the next week or so. The nearest centre offered by the NHS website I am directed to is 36.7 miles away. Meanwhile, 500 metres up the hill here is a Covid Vaccination Centre. It was brassic today, the weekend was clearly a Fools’ Spring. →