'Battle'

At first, equal cover,

then clutch, turn, yank - repeat,

'til the duvet's swiped.

From St Mary and St David's Church Kilpeck

Vrel's Woman at the window

The rocking chair tilts

as an old woman starts

from her dozing; who...

who is at the window?

The lower panes only

hold the shape, with light

weakly trying but failing

to give the face structure.

The careworn eyes

seek those of the waif;

her past shimmers outside:

what was, faces what is.

The little shadow has gone,

the silhouettes of darkness

regain their usual forms-

only her heart plays games.

(Image - detail from Vrel's Woman at the window)

Edinburgh trees

Dangling in the darkness

Fairy trees, like aspirations,

Float unanchored.

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Charity's not cold,

Giving must not be fatigued,

Share, help, give and smile.

One-spotted Prepona Feeding

Wells

Travelling back

Familiar roads,

Vistas trigger long gone thoughts

and make the past ache.

Haiku

Rusty fountain pens

Grand gates leading nowhere now

Milestones in the ditch.

Herefordshire at dawn