Witch's Mist
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By Ewan
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In the park, trees disappear
in the witch's mist
and the sepulchrous dawn.
Upward. Upward,
toward the top,
as any Pennine ridge is called.
The trees and the rock and the mist
bring memories of the Harz
and the whiff of ginger,
as if Hansel is around the corner.
Down, down
to the vale and the town:
Arachne's dreamcatcher
condenses the witch's mist
and droplets hang jewel-like
in webs spun between schoolyard railings
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Loved this poem with all its
Loved this poem with all its descriptive images.
Jenny.
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Mysterious, fascinating. This
Mysterious, fascinating. This is our Sunday Pick. Please share and retweet!
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I love the idea of it being
I love the idea of it being called a witch's mist - and it's particularly odd this year because it's so warm, yet still autumnal - feels wrong! Congratulations on the golden cherries Ewan
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loved "Arachne's dream
loved "Arachne's dream catcher" and the contrast with "school yard railings"
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Gives the feeling of steady
Gives the feeling of steady toiling where little visible, up and then down. And the fairly sudden dispersal of the mist with the lovely drops making the webs visible, as caught in the photo.
Remember going up Cater Idris in a rather thick mist, and deciding we'd better go down, not try the Fox's path in it, and the mist suddenly clearing a thrid of the way down with glorious clear far views. Rhiannon
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"...and droplets hang jewel
"...and droplets hang jewel-like
in webs spun between schoolyard railings"
Love the meshing of fantasy and urban in this. You have an eye for creative thoughts when out on your walks, Ewan..
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