Swansong

Cherry

By Parson Thru

Sat, 21 Mar 2020
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13 comments
 

Orion stretches, taut, across the hill;
Sirius gives a steady light

An arrow constellation glides beneath,
one corner flashing, bound for Hale

Across the brittle night,
spring prepares her rituals

Performed, this year, to empty seats

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Submitted by Parson Thru on

Thank you! X

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Submitted by fidud on

How lovely! Orion is my regular companion on evening dogwalks! This really evokes the comparison between the dependability of the night sky and of the rhythms of the year with what we mortals are facing/doing/experiencing. Understated yet so, so clear. Beautiful!

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Thank you fidud. Can't beat the warmth of human contact in these days.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, and waste it's sweetness on the desert air

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Thanks, Tom. Perfect quote. I'll dig it out when I get back.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Full many a gem of purest ray serene, the dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear.

From, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard. The poem is by Thomas Gray.

Keep well! Tom Brown

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Thanks Tom!

Parson Thru

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Maybe we'll learn the benefit of warm smiles when we can't get near enough to hug! 'Making contact', 'Keeping in touch' real though not physical, and even largely by internet or telephone. Have to think about how to express genuiness of concern and offers of help.

Is Hale an airport? I liked the simplicity of the picture you've drawn. I hope many will be cheered by views of spring around them in one way or another. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

A silver lining would be good, Rhiannon.

Just a moment in an empty car park trying to get a phone signal.

Yes, Hale is where Manchester built its airport.

Stay well.

Parson Thru

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Your poem set my imagination in motion, as I try to imagine looking up at Orion and Sirius, yet not being able to venture out.

You've captured our present situation really well in your words.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Thank you Jenny.

Time to end my respite and head back.

Stay healthy.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Frances Macaula... on

Congratulations on the Cherries - well-deserved. 

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Submitted by Parson Thru on

Thank you Frances.

Parson Thru