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Though you are not here

December 28, 2017December 27, 2017 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

Though you are not here
the breeze which once you breathed
ruffles my hair
and stirs my blood

Midwinter

December 25, 2017December 19, 2017 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

blinding agony
light
screams of pain
cries of joy
tears flow as his destiny is known

contemplation

resignation

love

Winter solstice

December 22, 2017December 22, 2017 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

The year is halfway through or at an extreme, the long-shadowing sun tilted low. Times of change and times for change. Revolution.

Moon time

December 22, 2017December 19, 2017 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

Milk-white light spills through the crescent slit in sky
Trees cast broken spider web shadows
I look at my phone as you tell me with you the sun is shining
The earth has spun you away

crushed snow squeaks

December 21, 2017December 19, 2017 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

crushed snow squeaks and creaks and groans
beneath the ice, grey shadows of fish
the day is dark as evening

The list has been written

December 20, 2017December 19, 2017 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

The list has been written
I’ve checked it once – twice
I’m deleting old posts which were naughty not nice
Self censorship is coming to town

Fog hides frost

December 18, 2017 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

fog hides frost underfoot
the fog into which you disappeared
my balance is lost

Snow on rain on ice

December 16, 2017 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

snow on rain on ice
glass all touches over slide
when will your heart thaw?

purple berries

December 15, 2017December 12, 2017 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

purple berries snow background
birdsong breaks silence
pale sun
dreams

mobile phone dead beat

December 14, 2017December 12, 2017 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

mobile phone dead beat
laptop batteries running out its ears
my brain is fried no sleep

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