Winter Solstice

By Silver Spun Sand

Sat, 19 Jan 2013
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Dawn encroaches...
a grey heron ascends –
thwarts the newborn mists, legs awry.

Laboriously it rises
wings extended spread
a sombrous shawl across the moor.

A sprinkling of snow
glitters on the ground
like a sprinkling

of glitter-dust;
the pond a solid sheet of ice,
a haven, temporarily; fish quiescent, sleep.

A last leaf, wooed
by a skittish, easterly squall, succumbs –
haphazardly falls from the willow;

above – a red-kite mewls
to its mate. A distant thrum –
the glimpse of a woodpecker, tap-tapping;

the bark of a muntjac
slicing through the whiteness,
the oneness of it all...

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Comments

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Thanks, Bear;-) We have lots of them round here, although I don't see as much of them in the winter as I do in the summer. The buds of my rose-bushes would seem quite a delicacy to them. Pleased you enjoyed, and here, it really is a winter-wonderland today;-) Tina

 

Submitted by Bee on
Lots of lovely images in this. Enjoyed Bee
Bee

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Thanks, Bee. Much obliged to you;-) Tina

 

Submitted by Denzella on
Hello Tina, Another good one from you but forgive my ignorance what is muntjac? Moya
 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Hello there, Moya;-) A muntjac is indeed a small deer, regarded by some as a threat to the English countryside because they tend to eat anything and everything, and breed, prolifically. Having said that, they are beautiful to look at;-) Tina;-)

 

Submitted by ScoZen on
A delightful little read this sand lady. re a "muntjac" we adopted a sika deer called Twinkle for the children, they still have the Adoption certificate.
ScoZen

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Glad you thought so, ScoZen...and Twinkle sounds wonderful. I have an adoption certificate for a bat given to me by my late daughter. Not sure if she was trying to tell me something, bless her. And my bat's name, is/was Natalie;-) Sand Lady

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Some beautiful scenes of nature in this poem Tina. As you know I'm a lover of nature and the seasons, so this poem was right up my street. Jenny.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Thanks, Jenny. Pleased you enjoyed;-) Tina

 

Submitted by moonphish on
the wonders of nature draped in white...wonders i am deprived of, living in the warm city....beautifully written as always :) - alvin

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Thanks,alvin. And it is still wonderfully white here, but they say there will be a thaw at the weekend, so I shall make the most of it. I was born in London, but always wanted to live in the country, but as you imply, cities have their advantages too;-) Tina