The Months of the Year
By Rhiannonw
An attempt to write on each month, inspired by the Welsh Poet 'Eifion Wyn' collection, but not necessarily being based on his poems each time.
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January
(based on ‘Ionawr’ [January] by Eifion Wyn) January: hard frozen, bleaching the land; and what have you done to the village pond? The ducks like to...
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February
(as with 'January' this is based on ‘Chwefror’ [Februrary] by Eifion Wyn) Rushing, howling wintery winds, shake my window, shudder door, throwing...
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March
( as with 'January' and 'February' this is based, though to a lesser extent, on ‘Mawrth' [March] by Eifion Wyn ) What do I see? a daffodil woken up to shiver, glow …
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April
Suddenly the slow emergence comes rushing out in full abundance trickle of colour becomes a flood by rain and sun drawn out of mud –
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May
"Month of fresh and shining shade … bring busy bird life in the trees. "
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June
Continuing a series on the months, inspired at first by the Welsh series written by Eifion Wyn: Overflowing with flowers and scent and song...
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July
Next in the months' series: Relaxing warmth and summer glow … contentedly replete and sleek … bramble snakes out, scratching … nuts pale green bunched on hazel trees …
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August
continuing the series on the months inspired by Eifion Wyn’s series in Welsh : … harvest gold … tired greenery … birdsong hushed … holidays
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September
continuing the series on the months inspired by Eifion Wyn’s series in Welsh: Crisp, dewy morning, glittering webs festoon and decorate the hedgerows...
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October
continuing the series on the months inspired by Eifion Wyn’ series in Welsh … Each sleepy day shorter – the daylight flies –
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November
[continuing the series on the months inspired by Eifion Wyn’ series in Welsh] Between the summer lushness and the sleep of winter’s starkness the disarray and scruffiness, the dirtyness and greyness of November weighs heavily upon a mood that’s sinking for the warmth and sunlight’s shrinking, but low and watery sun breaks through the …
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December
Tired land, waiting – waiting for its life to grow again, waiting for the snow to clothe, and warm, transform …
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Through the year month by month
https://soundcloud.com/rhiannon-weber/a-glimpse-of-the-months-of-the-year These were done as a collection nearly four years ago. It was suggested...
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