A Mystic Winter's Eve.

By Ladylily

Mon, 04 Dec 2017
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4 comments
 

Fireflies loom lanterns

above a marbled, rippled rivulet.

A blood moon lends
reflections

to a platinum lake

as Evening Primulas are
summoned by Venus.

 

Sunset…terracotta flames,
jasper sparks.

Shooting stars flirt with
an infant rainbow,

steely ash falls to pearly
debris,

cradled by ebony earth

as Roses glow like old rubies.

 

Shrouds of silken webs

catch stars dribbling rays,

a thousand Swan carvings
float…

as nature’s flora
slumbers.

 

Curly moonstone mists
quiver a mirage,

awaiting seduction of
wandering spirits.

An eerie aura spawned by
phantoms

conjures Goddesses,

captures and spellbinds
their innocent souls.

Winter Jasmines,
colourless, lonely,

grieving for sun-strokes

to deliver their loveliness.
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​Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

​Winter Stars Chris Sherman. 2013 Photo.

Certificate U
Poem
Nature

Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

You've done it again Geraldine, with those magical metaphors that I so enjoy reading. Especially loved the lines:-

Shrouds of silken webs

catch stars dribbling rays,

and:-

An eerie aura spawned by

phantoms

conjures Goddesses,

captures and spellbinds

their innocent souls,

Such skilful words captured my imagination.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Ladylily on

Thank you Jennifer very much. Sounds like you like mystic themes, as I do. Your comments build my confidence, I appreciate your words. Hope your story is hurdling on i'd love to read it when finished. I'm writing my own biography, it's going to take a long time, and it's not easy. I suppose hard work comes with the territory of writers. Thank you once again, until next time, your friend Geraldine, xx

LadyLily

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

Gorgeous images.

Submitted by Rosie Sumner on

Wow, just wow! Even as an avid reader and a passionate writer I have absolutely no words to describe just how fabulous this is! So etheral, enchanting and beguiling, this deserves to be in an anthology! Truly spellbinding, a strong Pagan Wiccan vibe most definitly! It's Late Winter Imbolc soon, I shall certainly be reading this again and again in the run up! Magical!