Mother Nature draws a deep breath Just before the sun peaks over the horizon The cold air rushes in Chasing the warmth away And for those minutes, as she takes her breath The quality of sound changes The birds are silent And then A shaft of light Strikes If I close my sun warmed lids […]
Lighting candles at dusk The crickets remind me Their chirping begins around that time too The light is soft outside Low in the sky I chop kindling Set a stack aside To take to the fire Offerings to the chimney Please start easily It usually does I have a system Two logs either side Paper […]
Sunflowers They follow the sun And when night comes Or they are displaced They bow their heads And remember the feeling of warmth On their face I’m changing up my Instagram and adding more of my own photography when time allows. Find me here https://www.instagram.com/kate_duff_poetry/
A plane on the tarmac waits its turn It’s crowded on the runway tonight… A thousand thoughts take off flying into the endless stars Outside my window Hand to cheek Face smooshed into my pillow Waiting For that final moment – when consciousness meets the black And everything fades Fold up the wheels Soaring into […]
Your life is an anagram – the word itself can become file How do you file things? Files are interactive – like anagrams – you can move them around, discard those things that you don’t want any more – stand by a burner and watch things go up in flames Ashes to ashes, dust to […]
Mistakes are no more than mud puddles When we learn where they are We avoid them Guilt Shame Blame Judgement People standing around getting mud on their shoes Wallowing For no reason Step out of the mud Clean your soles And keep dancing
