Midwinter, Remember

Gold cherry
Poem of the week

By Angusfolklore

Fri, 16 Sep 2022
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12 comments
 

Bent bracken diamonding the slant light,

fern trampled into forest floor where nothing (seen)

can surely roam.

The whole woods undeservedly deserted

and home to no-one.

Gone, the musk tang of October sunk

into the thin dwindled thread of a trail

that only the polecat follows.

There is a way, remember, through this,

past sister winter widowed by the weeping wind.

Signposts are here, fearfully looking back,

hopefully ahead, and into something else.

 

Ice gets inside you, ahead of any thaw,

so that you are always bare as the black

branch exposed to the knowing gale.

Other breath emerges, captured in white shadow

imprinted on the dark bark beside you.

And the crepitation of ice becoming water

harbours voyagers from other places.

In this day silence no guarantee of safety,

each grove a passing place without grace,

and the aching wait, the winter’s weight,

deafening on all senses.

Certificate PG
Poem

Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

This is probably one of the best poems I've read on abc tales. It took my breath away. Definitely one to be read aloud, and up there with the greatest poems.

BEAUTIFULLY MASTERED.

Thank you so much for sharing. I will come back and read many times.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

it is as Jenny says, a wonderful poem. Have you ever tried reading your work aloud Angusfolklore? If you ever feel like posting a link on our soundcloud it would be brilliant

 

Submitted by Angusfolklore on

Thanks, can you advise me how to access soundcloud please?

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

This really is a gorgeous poem, and yes, would love to hear it read. Soundcloud is really easy (it must be, otherwise I couldn't do it!). If you go to SoundCloud.com you can create an account by putting in your email address and a password, and off you go. There's also an app for mobile devices but I don't use that. I record my stuff onto my computer and then upload it - the instructions are pretty clear, but it took me a few goes to get the hang of it, nevertheless. You can choose a category and other descriptive bits for your upload, a bit like ABCTales, and put in a bit of an introduction if you want to. Then post a link on here, so everyone can listen! I only have the free version, there is 'Pro' where you can do all sorts, but I'm too mean to pay for it! Here's a link to SoundCloud 'Help Centre', and there's a 'Getting Started' section there: https://help.soundcloud.com/hc/en-us

Submitted by Angusfolklore on

Brilliant, thanks for that information!

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Thank you airyfairy. Really looking forward to hearing it Angus

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

This is our Poem of the Week - Congratulations!

It's also our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day

Please share/retweet if you enjoyed it as much as we all did.

Picture Credit:https://tinyurl.com/27p4nmj4

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Big Congrats on poem of the week. So deserved.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by hilary west on

Hi  Angus,

A bobbydazzler of a poem this one (as David Dickenson would say). Really enjoyed it, full of true beauty !!!!!!

hilary   angel

 

Submitted by marandina on

"...crepitation of age becoming water.."

 

Wonderful phrasing and imagery. Pictures painted in beautiful words.

 

Congratulations on the well deserved accolades [If you need any help with SoundCloud, just shout. I'm often on there but prefer to use "Audacity" now for longer pieces.] Paul 

 

 

 

Submitted by Angusfolklore on

Thank you! I will try the audio adventure soon.

 

Submitted by celticman on

ice does get inside you. sometimes there's no thaw.