small, empty, vodka bottle
scarlet label up,
floating
silently
among the duckweed
Monday, 31 January 2011
Sunday, 30 January 2011
Match
hard as rock,
frozen white
a handful of boys
hang around in hope
shivering in the morning chill -
'Match Called-Off'
frozen white
a handful of boys
hang around in hope
shivering in the morning chill -
'Match Called-Off'
Saturday, 29 January 2011
Listening to Johnny Cash
Listening to Johnny Cash sing Hurt
Gazing at the hills yonder.
In the faded blue twilight
A jet plane shifts west -
An incandescent trail of orange pink brilliance...
Gazing at the hills yonder.
In the faded blue twilight
A jet plane shifts west -
An incandescent trail of orange pink brilliance...
Friday, 28 January 2011
'Physics'
Boiling, sizzling, mass of bubbling matter
A shifting force of physics -
Lunchtime pasta bake
A shifting force of physics -
Lunchtime pasta bake
Thursday, 27 January 2011
Visitation
Greasy spoon warmth
January isolated outside.
Through splintered clouds
Light touches glass -
A myriad of translucent jewels
January isolated outside.
Through splintered clouds
Light touches glass -
A myriad of translucent jewels
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
earthy sounds
a heavy, clink-edged, thud
the bovine tearing of tussock grass -
digging brambles with a mattock
the bovine tearing of tussock grass -
digging brambles with a mattock
Monday, 24 January 2011
liberation
with each step it recedes
this rumble of humans -
clinking spoons against cups
the gabble of voices and scraping chairs
the heavy glass door opens
into mild winter air
and liberation -
save the murmur
of a lone seagull
this rumble of humans -
clinking spoons against cups
the gabble of voices and scraping chairs
the heavy glass door opens
into mild winter air
and liberation -
save the murmur
of a lone seagull
Sunday, 23 January 2011
Cutting Willow
no desire to switch on the radio -
today I am filled with conversations
and laughter from the stream
today I am filled with conversations
and laughter from the stream
Saturday, 22 January 2011
Delight
Road drilling cacophony ceases
revealing a collared dove's
'coo-Coo-coo'.
My soul vibrates in delight...
revealing a collared dove's
'coo-Coo-coo'.
My soul vibrates in delight...
Friday, 21 January 2011
Transition
vanished winter sun
suffusing the flax blue, pristine sky,
a rose quartz pink -
as rooks return home
before nightfall
suffusing the flax blue, pristine sky,
a rose quartz pink -
as rooks return home
before nightfall
Thursday, 20 January 2011
Steam
steam moving upwards in a wavelike dance from the barbeque -
the frosted tarpaulin melting slowly in midday sun
the frosted tarpaulin melting slowly in midday sun
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
The Return
glancing at the shelf
noticing the impulse to reach out for a book
the desire to dive into another world
to lose myself completely....
but something breaks the spell
a pause.... causing reconsideration
a conscious breath completes its cycle
silently another -
and I return to this world.
noticing the impulse to reach out for a book
the desire to dive into another world
to lose myself completely....
but something breaks the spell
a pause.... causing reconsideration
a conscious breath completes its cycle
silently another -
and I return to this world.
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
Movement
Jade, swollen river moving at speed
Silt laden
A solitary crow stalking its bank -
Cycling through morning mist and glimpses of sunlight
Silt laden
A solitary crow stalking its bank -
Cycling through morning mist and glimpses of sunlight
Monday, 17 January 2011
Sunday, 16 January 2011
Friday, 14 January 2011
Drips...
worry....
long
and
drawn
out....
-
like
the
slow,
agonising,
drips
from
the
cold
water
bath
tap
long
and
drawn
out....
-
like
the
slow,
agonising,
drips
from
the
cold
water
bath
tap
Thursday, 13 January 2011
'Lay-By'
tick - tick - tick - tick
lay-by idling warm engine -
burgundy haze of birch trees in wing mirror
lay-by idling warm engine -
burgundy haze of birch trees in wing mirror
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
Monday, 10 January 2011
Sunday, 9 January 2011
Saturday, 8 January 2011
Hands
Hands soothingly slide and glide,
palms caressing, half-orbiting, each other
in hot soapy water
palms caressing, half-orbiting, each other
in hot soapy water
Friday, 7 January 2011
Thursday, 6 January 2011
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
Morning Rain
Like a long calm wave receding on a shingle beach
The slow steady swish of a passing car in morning rain
The slow steady swish of a passing car in morning rain
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
Morning
Damp shades of grey through the top floor window
As hot, sweet, tea fills a cheap glass tumbler
As hot, sweet, tea fills a cheap glass tumbler
Monday, 3 January 2011
Sunday, 2 January 2011
"You Were Wonderful"
Glittering flakes of snow amongst crimson bells,
Gold velvet hearts and white flying doves,
African stars strewn with glowing beads of light.
Christmas tree - "You were wonderful..."
Gold velvet hearts and white flying doves,
African stars strewn with glowing beads of light.
Christmas tree - "You were wonderful..."
Saturday, 1 January 2011
The Feather
"What's this?" called the boy picking something up from the edge of the wood. He turned and held up the long and silky, tapering, chestnut and silver feather of a pheasant.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)