Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Some more small stones
January 13th
In my dream
the small stones grow
to make a crossing-place
January 14th
Visiting Gill
Kitchen Alchemy
a treeful of sparrows
January 15th
Sentinel blackbird
overseeing the garden
its symphony of food
January 16th
The hills hunch against the mist
we watch it gather
fillling the valley with enchantment
January 17thThe sign in the cafe:
'Have some cake - you deserve it!'
What puzzles me
is how they know?
January 18th
A settled mist blurs the garden
indoors
my day lacks definition
January 19th
Today's small stone
grew larger in my hand -
became a poem
that sang to me
of luminescence
January 20th
Black wellington boot
thick grey sock nestles inside -
resting on it the husk of a butterfly
Thursday, 12 January 2012
A Week of Small Stones
January 6th
Bare birch branches
brush the sky
banishing contrails
January 7th
Blue stained-glass sky
framed
by the monkey-puzzle tree
January 8th
Solitary Sunday
companionable
the drip of water from the gutter
January 9th
Looking up -
a sinister plume of cloud
slowly moving east
January 10th
New Year gale -
hurtling past
the garden chairs
I meant to put away
January 11th
Late again -
time slips through my grasp
like a bar of soap
January 12th
The door blows open
sunlight
rolls a golden carpet down the hall
Bare birch branches
brush the sky
banishing contrails
January 7th
Blue stained-glass sky
framed
by the monkey-puzzle tree
January 8th
Solitary Sunday
companionable
the drip of water from the gutter
January 9th
Looking up -
a sinister plume of cloud
slowly moving east
January 10th
New Year gale -
hurtling past
the garden chairs
I meant to put away
January 11th
Late again -
time slips through my grasp
like a bar of soap
January 12th
The door blows open
sunlight
rolls a golden carpet down the hall
Thursday, 5 January 2012
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Small Stones 2
3rd January
Half light -
hovering in the darkening sky
half a moon
4th January
Lone toffee
in the chocolate box
austerity bites
Half light -
hovering in the darkening sky
half a moon
4th January
Lone toffee
in the chocolate box
austerity bites
Monday, 2 January 2012
Small Stones
1st January
Half seen
a flash of red
goldfinch
among the blue tits
2nd January
Slab of green hillside
against the skyline
a row of trees curtsey
their backs to the sea
tableau of motionless sheep -
it's still life
I'm joining with the River of Stones to pay attention each day and write what I see. I might not keep it up for the whole month - I didn't last year - but I shall try. I've found it such a valuable way of honing my perception so that I don't only look but really see and then weave the experience into words, uniting outer and inner and making it visible.
Feel free to post your own Small Stones here if you'd like - I'd love to read them!
Half seen
a flash of red
goldfinch
among the blue tits
2nd January
Slab of green hillside
against the skyline
a row of trees curtsey
their backs to the sea
tableau of motionless sheep -
it's still life
I'm joining with the River of Stones to pay attention each day and write what I see. I might not keep it up for the whole month - I didn't last year - but I shall try. I've found it such a valuable way of honing my perception so that I don't only look but really see and then weave the experience into words, uniting outer and inner and making it visible.
Feel free to post your own Small Stones here if you'd like - I'd love to read them!
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