Tagged: winter
three months till christmas
three months till christmas
and counting, but we can still
play ella’s greatest
hits to get everyone in
the spirit, over crab rice
.
20220927:2016
y
a matter of chance –
a matter of chance –
chasing cherry blossoms in the
middle of april
.
20220417:2245
y
spring knocks, and winter
spring knocks, and winter
does not answer, ignores the
buzz, buzz, buzzer, stands
still, no peeking from behind
the curtains, no creaking floorboards
.
20220405:2101
y
not all things have a
not all things have a
visible tipping point – winter
sparrows wait, wait – spring
.
20220402:1803
y
every year, the hand-
every year, the hand-
off starts with a staring contest
and ends with a tug-
of-war – spring and winter, sibling
rivalry in all its splendour
.
20220326:1446
y
mama’s azalea
mama’s azalea
bushes line up for winter’s
inspection, a cool
nudge before a dramatic
entrance, blushing towards the light
.
20220311:1938
y
the white azaleas
the white azaleas
dad planted at the side of
our house wave so long,
so long when we back out of the
driveway from winter to fall
.
20220309:1823
y
in mama’s garden,
in mama’s garden,
the camellias wake up before
anyone else, stretch
towards the sun in their winter
layers, waiting to go out
.
20220306:1830
y
march catches me off
march catches me off
guard, gloves, hat, two scarves and a
tweed coat, hanging on
.
20220301:2013
y
february tries
february tries
to shed off winter, time and
time again, counting
down and skipping through the days,
relying on a groundhog
.
20220220:1337
y
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