Vernal

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The season changes but the weather has not.

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Vernal        -        22 Mar 22

Spring leaves a special trail 

April is about to claim 

The world back from the 

Dark of Winter 

The Vernal Equinox 

Has dawned

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Maybe a little later in the month.

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Morning

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A lot of my days are dark.

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Morning        -       14 Jan 22 

Still dark 

I watch for the

First light to touch

The treetops 

Naked now 

That winter holds them

Morning has promise

In the glimmering 

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That first image as the branches turn gold.

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September Dreams

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That time of year again.

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September Dreams       -       21 Sep 21 

Equinox slides past 

Leaving an open space

In my thoughts 

I fill it with dreams 

September shapes 

The coming Winter 

Fills it with

September dreams 

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Some of the best dreams. 

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Summer Waiting

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Local observations. 

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Summer Waiting       -       10 Jul 21 

Still very grey

Winter has dug its claws 

Into the skin of the year

Refusing to let go 

And move on

Keeping Summer waiting

To come out and play 

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How much longer? 

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How

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This poem was triggered by an actual day. 

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Why       -      20 Jan 21 

Heavy cloud 

Obscures the sun 

Weaving darkness 

Hearth fire welcomes 

Our cold bodies 

With warmth 

Holding the day at bay 

Over all the winter chills 

Windows mist up again 

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Such is winter. 

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Solstice

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This is a good time of the year. 

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Solstice       -      21 Dec 20 

Shortest day 

Longest night 

Solstice is the key 

To winter 

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Winter might be starting but Spring is not far behind. 

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Breath Of A Kiss

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I have felt those lips. 

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Breath Of A Kiss    -    29 Oct 19 

Her lips 

Almost insubstantial 

As they brushed mine 

In a Winter dream 

A secret sacred kiss 

Carried on her breath 

To marry with mine 

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Real kisses can be felt anywhere, all I have to do is be open. 

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Tasting Dreams

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Slightly surreal but tasting great.

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Tasting Dreams    -   26 Jun 19

Succulent winter fruit
Born on naked trees
Remembering the flavours
Tasting dreams
Eating the fruit
Through the days
Of winter
Before they are gone
In spring

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I want to taste those fruits.

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Food

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I want all of these and more.

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Food      -     05 Feb 19

Nourishment in all forms
The Loving touch
From a special person
Who means more than you thought
The flavor of the winter
Cool stream refreshes
Food means everything
Words and things
In all ways

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Food comes from so many sources so be thankful wherever it is.

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Travelling

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Thoughts on the season.

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Travelling     -    30 Dec 18

The path out of Autumn
Leads into the beauty of
Winter
I am travelling on the road
Between the lands
Different worlds
Drawn with a different pen
Welding my own pen
To sketch a new land

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This is another of the poems which were birthed as I was trying to go to sleep.

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Things Changing

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Not quite an observation, more an awareness of the way the world works.

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Things Changing    -    29 Nov 18

Beneath the cloud
Which caresses the ground
There are always
Things changing
Life moves on
Even in winter

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Be aware.

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Threadbare

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Seasonal observations.

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Threadbare    -    15 Oct 18

Summer clothes
In a threadbare heap
Discarded
Awaiting
The coming of winter

Days grow shorter
Winds are colder now
The fires of winter
Being prepared
In the hearth

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All around the summer flowers fade.

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Curtain Drawn

Snowing and very cold





Curtain Drawn  -  26 Feb 18

In the dark of night

I hear the wind

Calling the Spirit of winter

To sing a song of cold

I close the curtain

Drawn against the night

I await the dawn

Daylight brings no change.

Cold Dark

Winter biting with sharp teeth.





Cold Dark  -  02 Feb 18

A winter day

Cold is more piercing

Sharp wind from the north

Carries ice

Dark more intense

More cloaking

Despite the passing

Of the Solstice

Alone in the cold darkness

I wait for the warm sun

Rather uncomfortable.

Living In Dark

Winter has a good side and one which is not so good.






Living In Dark  -  22 Sep 17

Winter came too soon

I feel the shadows

Crawling around me

Touching me

With a chill breath

Dark wraps a cold hand

Around me

This is the dark side.

Kiss Of An Angel

Four linked modern Haikū for the offering today.





Kiss Of An Angel  -  22 Sep 16

In winter

All is quiet

Waiting for the moment

In spring

Kisses full of promise

Grows through the year

In summer

The promise expands

To fill the days

In autumn

Angel kisses shared

Lights passion within the Heart

Those kisses are delicious and magical.

Doors Of Sunset

An invitation to a special journey.





Doors Of Sunset  -  10 Feb 16

Dark winter
Shattered ice
Drops from the skies

Another time and place
The doors of sunset
Open to the stars

An invitation to the journey
Between the suns
The doors are always open





Would you like to come on a journey?

Time Done

A poem with a hint of "limite surréaliste" just to add a little extra interest.





Time Done  -  04 Dec 15

Different places
The wolf sings
To the Moon
Proclaiming Love
Different spaces
Moon sings of winter
Paradise of white
Lovers dance
Spin the flakes
Different times
Another spin
Of the wheel
Hands suggest
Where we should look
Elsewhere to see
How things are
Done





I enjoy singing to the Moon ~ even if my songs are silent ~ She can hear me.

Dangerous Games

More "games" of war leading to potential real conflicts.





Dangerous Games  -  02 Dec 15

Sabre rattling
Reaching for a crescendo
Dark days approaching
Not just because
Of winter

Winter of our Souls
As the world spins
Into another war
As the men play
Yet another
Dangerous game





Most of which are totally unjustified.

Pendulum [Acrostic]

Playing with words again or word, just one word.





Pendulum [ Acrostic]  -  23 Sep 15

Pausing in our thoughts
Equinox of autumn
Now before we move on
Delving into the
Unexplored land of winter
Light diminishing
Under the travel of the sun
Midpoint of the journey




I really do like the challenge which comes with an acrostic.