The fence post,
The wire…
Which keeps which
In the place
Tag Archives: decision
Shadows and Motley
That miniscule, gem-precious moment,
When the present isn’t yet history,
When today is not quite yesterday
But not quite turned –
As it must – into tomorrow;
December is …
.. a sturdy-looking bridge,
Promising support and safe passage
To further sanctuary bank,
But trips you with secret ice traps,
Throws you down and
Chills your heart and soul …
… a magnificent horizon-wide bonfire:
Wholesome company, delightful magic and
Warm soup camaraderie –
All long gone by the time you get there:
Just the distant mocking stars
Looking down, sneering…
… a fierce-barbed fence, you knew
Had to be there, but which surprised you, anyway;
Bringing you up sharply,
Making you pause to think,
Forcing decision’s risky dice throws:
Go back?
Climb over?
Go round?
…
… a frameless window with high, wide views
That, while you watch,
Becomes a mirror:
Throws you back,
Unexpectedly, violently
Against yourself …
… a one way, northbound nose bleed ticket
For deck space on a dark-light
Iceberg clipper, heading for the
January border, so near, yet so far away.
Sleep well skipper;
Fare well fellow passengers,
We’re all in this together.
30/11/2012
To A Doodle
It was, truly, nothing
When I began – mere
Automatic scribble –
Then suggestions began
To surface, gasping,
Grasping for recognition.
Now, is it a
Saucer or a jet-wing?
You would think I should know;
The pencil is in my hand
After all …
But, still I hesitate;
Delaying decision:
My fingers begin
To twitch again.
12/9/2012
