Friday 15 November 2013

memory of light


gold between glass and sky,
the ginkgo tree stands sentinel,
a hammered brightness,
spear-straight, leaves linked,
witness from an old world.

autumn marches irresistible.
full burnished armour falls
exposing the frail nakedness,
bravery of barbed branches
lacerating grey winter skies.

curls of green-spring leaf
will reward dark courage,
soft tendrils of a new world;
but now the ginkgo tree stands,
gold between heart and sky.

Alice Christie (17 xi 12)

6 comments:

  1. How beautiful is this.

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  2. Love the image that goes perfectly with the poem - is it a fossil or produced by an artist?

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  3. Liz in Missouri USANovember 15, 2013

    Lovely, Alice!

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  4. Snap! Except yours is more poetic of course.

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  5. Wow! Are you in training for Poet Laureate?

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  6. I absolutely love this Alice!! x

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