Life In Ice

Night falls and

Curtains of ice drape the windows

Outside, feathers dance

a winter ballet

on a bone-chilling breeze

The tomb seals shut

Freezing anything

and everything that moves

Ice contains no future

Just the past, sealed away

Trapped in that moment

The ordinary becomes extraordinary

Diamonds appear out of nowhere

cut and polished

to perfection

Everything you know - 

transformed

Each precious moment -

captured

Ice

Changes the view

A world of ice

The story of life

Frozen in time

A Shiny New Year - 2016!

Pop the cork on this New Year.

Drink deeply.

Let the bubbles tickle your nose.

Savour each moment.

Live!

May you be surrounded by warmth, love and light.

Happy 2016!

A Haunted Halloween

They say, that in the midnight hour,

on the Eve of Halloween

The disembodied have the power

To wander seen, unseen

Up the wizened oaks

And across the fairy stream

They glide through still

And solemn places

With pale, cold, mournful faces

To dream...

Wishing you a happy, h a u n t e d Halloween!

Text modified from Midnight and Moonshine by William Motherwell.

The Secret Garden

I know of a garden, you might know one too,

It hides a big secret, as all gardens do.

There's magic in this place, and wonders to be found.

Creatures pass through it, with barely a sound.

They don't say too much, they're busy you see,

They're not in the garden to entertain me.

To each flower they fly, in a blinding zoom,

They're making sure, each plant will bloom.

Some inch along, wearing fabulous fur,

They must eat a lot, so transformation can occur.

Others lay out traps, and then run to hide,

Only when it rains can you see the gems inside.

At the end of every day there shines a special light,

Made of all different colours, so beautiful and bright.

That's the secret of a garden, tell others if you dare,

Understand that if you do, they will want to join you there.