bright sunshine story
cold twisting sudden shadow
thoughts like autumn breeze
bright sunshine story
cold twisting sudden shadow
thoughts like autumn breeze
palm trees bending creak
old people glancing skywards
north wind builds like thoughts
every day
you fill my heart
seeds drift, summer snow
my thoughts follow carelessly
the bees are busy
I miss you like flame
I miss you like breathing
I miss you like ever before
yesterday bright clothes in the summertime I cried
at the wedding of slightly known people found joy
it was her parents we knew
her parents our friends
in the church close thick heat
children playfully running
babies are crying for milk or for comfort
as he walks through the door the bride’s father is ready to burst
happy for him and for her and for hundreds
for hours we eat and we drink and we dance and we talk and we talk for hours
today dark sky dark clothes
thin rain falling
sudden sombre faces in shade
same people same church
same people in church
a deeper silence a heavier air
voices older
voices quieter
yet stronger in prayer
we say goodbye and god be with you
we say goodbye and god be with us
we say goodbye and god please help us
we say goodbye forever
Waves of haar rolled in on the witching wind. Evening birdsong died away. For the first time ever he dared take her hand and she held his tighter than he had ever hoped. In silence they stood and walked away, glad of the quiet mist. Tomorrow the sun would shine.
fog lifts to show snow on hills
the folly’s columns are silhouette
clarity of view and thought
birdsong perfectly shaped takes flight
clotted clouds cover discoloured skies
winter thoughts are fleeing spring
Slightly updated