Category Archives: Winter

Snow melt magic

Spectral starlit snowy droplets A hint of sunlit soul And the snow began its transformation Took on a watery role A wintry resplendence For wild souls near and far To come together resiliently And wonder where they are

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Wintry hibernations

Hedgehogs and dormice hibernate They are built that way As are Bats, a date In their psyche tells them The time is right To go to sleep For that real long night Safe and sound Energy wise As humans we … Continue reading

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Wales and the wonderful mountains

10,000 years ago The mountains formed And seemingly Rose up to be counted The Welsh expectantly Any one who saw These wondrous rocky edifices Would in fact see what we see Look across the valleys How the summits do reach … Continue reading

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Winter washing

One thing that really gets to me On these wintry days Is washing up the dishes When my sleeves I do not raise They tend to get wet sometimes And then it does feel bad Going cold as I have … Continue reading

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Frank

We met Frank and his dog “spot” whose blue eyes did hold A wearisome outlook In the wind cold Wanting to walk To play with his stick Take in the countryside And just to lick The wind scape The cool … Continue reading

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19th November 2024

At seven this morning I looked out the window Snow all a flutter Lay on neighbours roofs With More and more leaves Being tugged from the branches Green became gold gold became brown What winter achieves Who’d want to be … Continue reading

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Like birds in a land of Winter. Don’t let it be you

Winter is coming We hear about Starmer Who blissfully tells you He the embalmer When the ice and the frost Come What he’s going to do Is sit by the fire And not think of you Not even care that … Continue reading

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George Galloway in Rochdale

Rochdale to the people Under a cold sky George is out there speaking Sincerely does apply His sincerity of purpose He gets to the crowd Suggesting they can lend him Their vote his words are loud The purpose is the … Continue reading

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A frosty start

The bluest of skies The compaction of frost A stillness abounds The Magpie’s not lost Wither and thither An utter refrain Nature is peacefully Trying to gain the upper hand always

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The wild boys

Wild boys the Wolves Families they be Consummate communicators Marvellously free To wander to feed to Encourage and learn The ways of the wilderness And the concern For man his incessant theories to kill To ambush to frighten to torture … Continue reading

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Beijings elephant

Beijing wake, up for goodness sake An elephant needs care Taken from the wild it was And it’s so hard to bear The excruciating loneliness How ugly you lot are It’s mentally exhausting It’s inner soul you scar Look after … Continue reading

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Snowdrops

Wild lying dormant Under the earth Bulbs full of energy A forthcoming birth Despite the winter The frost and the snow Time creates life force It’s there below Christmas has passed Boxing Day too The new year is coming A … Continue reading

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Saturday night

We’ve been warned That it’s warmer But likely to be Wetter and windier Floods we might see Tonight as I lie In my bed I can hear The roar of the wind I imagine the fear In the hearts of … Continue reading

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Folly’s farm of rest for donkeys

The golden leaves of winter Sunlight in my face The slowing down of the cars outside Winter drops the pace It’s wet it’s muddy it’s frosty A new year not too long It’s good it isn’t snowing And I know … Continue reading

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9th december

A tumultuous sky A layering blue It’s as if there is fire It feels colder too Fancy being a wild deer Who looks At the sky a wandering view As jack with his frost Is earnestly Decking the tree tops … Continue reading

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Frozen

Frozen on the railing Unable to fly A response from a warm hand No one can deny A lovely heart Made the difference And the bird able To fly away We witness the loving heart On that icy day

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Cream and navy

Cream and navy stripey sky A stillness out there That does belie A December evening Where Lacey trees Rest awhile Dark trunks reprise Traffic music far-away A Street light beaming The end of day Frost is appearing Curtains of black … Continue reading

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Autumn

Adorable Autumn A peaceful acclaim Serenity beckons A beautiful flame Of glorious tree leaves An amazing stream Full of generous wildness We all can redeem From Lynnes pure photographs She captures so well The wonder of being and seeing

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Bison playing in the snow

Fresh fallen snow And the bison then go This way and that way Excitement and more Bouncing the wonderment It keeps on coming Dramatic sensational Hoary and raw

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A whales eye view

No wonder the great whales feel the greatest Seeing and being as we Witness the iceberg the miracle magic Under the beautiful sea Serenely this massively wonderful soul Takes us and shows us his dream The truly remarkable avid creation … Continue reading

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Wildness our friend

Barking it is snow Time Flutteringly so Everywhere an ermine light A wondrous Arctic glow Many paths lead everywhere Footprints we can see Let’s play together both of us Underneath the tree Our den is warm and underground A cavernous … Continue reading

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Snow

The morning after A day of snow A stillness In repose The tall trees In the distance Seemingly have chose Togetherness and thoughtfulness Under a dormant sky Humility and purpose To An odd mapie passing by Winters vast extremes Demand … Continue reading

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A wintry scene

An icy cold start Where the frost does impart A cutting creative display Of tragic proportions The forest bleached white Wild animals scuttling out of the light Imagine their predicament Caught in the cross hairs The violence the streaming of … Continue reading

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Northside roadside

Northside roadside Frost thick white like snow The sun is out in a blue sky The temperature it’s low Little birds on ice cold branches Glitter in the light A radiance cascading In their feather pigments of the night

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75

It’s about the 75 At the end they will not survive Shots will ring out Without a doubt Not one will survive Howling at the moon Crying very soon Sighing out of tune Violence spirits dark Where man had left … Continue reading

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Feelings

I can’t abide the Winters Picture postcards, yes And it’s all that freezing weather It leaves me feeling less It really is uncomfortable Draught that weaken they Get into my marrow Every single day Fingers cold and lifeless Back and … Continue reading

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Wintrytime

White snow this unbelievable carpet sent from the heavens to track and trace wild forms scattering across The windswept countryside Gleams of golden light create diadems of veracity and we see the world in its true colours

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The wintery Fox

Winter is hard on the fox We can say They store food in caches hunting an assortment of prey Mice rabbits voles rats vegetables fruit they tend to stay active And strategic and root Earthworms and spiders All manner of … Continue reading

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Snow white out of sight light

Physical energy zestfulness We feel the exitementment white out there be an intensification a mettlesome light trenchant and forceful and incredibly bright    

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The good of the deer

The glisten of sunlight A backdrop of blue A stillness still frosty Remarkably true A halo of copper And all shades of green Great trunks standing stalwart Purposefully mean Leaf litter confetti Clinging on high The swirl of the fuschia … Continue reading

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