These were written as a part of the recent writing workshop I facilitated. Shimmer image is my own.
Mirror, inspired by own photographic image, Shimmer
every strike of blade
calls for the spade
an open hole
for the whole
cloaked in red
not yet dead
battle soon
and new moon
she holds the ground
on what she's found
they come for serenade
but she's a hand grenade
The Vale of Rest
inspired by the Millais painting of the same name
Tree of knowledge
Timeless pledge
Cut it down
Timber to ground
Make a box
Style the locks
A plot is found
Box in the ground
Inside a body
With no more worry
That mortal shell
Drained life well
Candle time
Dim shine
All that is left
Now entirely bereft
Tree stump
Weeds clump
Nature renew
Everlasting view