Heart broken she withdraws
as every winter
into dark soil
lets warmth seep from all
The promise of the stars nightly turning
the sinking and turning of constellations
the track of planets wandering across the sky
says that she will return
Time past she was encouraged
by midwinter fires
now we trust to orbital mechanics
Copyright © 2019 Kim Whysall-Hammond
Come back! Come back!
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Better go light a fire….how about November 5th?????
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I’m consoling myself with regular mugs of hot chocolate ;)
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Me too….
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Lovely farewell to summer. (Sigh…. I’m already counting the months till spring. 🙂 )
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Me too, but I’m also looking forward to Guy Fawkes Night next week.
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Lovely, and a good way to remember summer.
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An old tradition…….
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