Spring Rolled out on the lawn after the rain: a carpet of cherry blossom. Summer Red fishing net dips into a rock pool, rippling blue sky’s reflection. Autumn Heavy rain whips the surface of the pond. On the bottom, koi carp doze. Winter Beneath the streetlamp hands in pockets, stamping feet, swirling ghosts of breath. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘nature’
Seasons
The season’s turning now. Late summer’s long-held breath is finally exhaled. Now autumn’s alchemy has seeped its way inside the trees to turn their leaves to copper, bronze and gold. The sky’s no longer blue; its cobalt wash is painted out with layers of grey. The wind blows cooler, damper, stronger from the sea. The [...]
On the Whanganui River
I grasp the moment the way I grasp this paddle – as lightly as I can, knuckles still white. The weight of time is my ballast – the ghost of a seal hunter cutting through ice water. No glacier melt here. The river gorge is a leaking boat letting in sunlight to leave me soaking [...]
