Saturday 17 December 2016

Advent Calendar day 17

Today we get into the winter spirit with this beautiful offering from Nancy Gaffield.

The snow lantern
Heavy snow,
by midnight the lantern
stands up to its knees

in drift.
Except for bah
sheep go unnoticed

Bamboo bent low
but not quite
broken

My love, my love,
without you
I’m a blank page

Day so grey
only the snow lantern’s
luminous certainty

Wind rattles
the elder branches
old bones

Horse and rider hover
amongst grey ghosts
part of the woods now

Holly arrayed
for the bridal
words ride though me

Lolloping hare
I see where
you’ve been

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