Category: Real Life
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Enchantment
Hypnotised, mesmerised, mystified.Caught within an Enchanted GlenImaginary beings appearThen disappear again. A melodic siren-songIs carried on the windWhich fades away to silenceAnd gently starts again. The chirping of the birds aboveBlend with the trickle of the streamSunbeams cascade through the treesThis appears to be a dream. A bumblebee flies by my earAnd then off into…
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A hot day by the Lake
I went for a leisurely stroll around the Lake at lunchtime today. It probably wasn’t, but it must have been a hundred degrees. I was sweltered, and was beginning to think that it may have been a bad idea to go walking, as I could feel my face start to burn. I could actually hear…
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Discreet Calling
The cuts to local authority spending have had a drastic effect on the Bat-Signal, which no longer reaches the heights that it used to… Batman – so discreet you’d hardly know he was there… Robin noticed that yet again he needed to step outside of Batman’s shadow… Erm… I noticed this shadow earlier and thought…
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Weathering the Storm
The day grows darker,With clouds hanging low and ominous.Atmosphere charged into an expectant frenzyTerrified by explosions overhead,Illuminated by destructive sparksAnd drenched by ferocious rainfallThat soaks and seeps and freezesEven amidst the heat.Hailstone hits like thousands of glass shards,And as the thunder rumbles onThe clouds break.The sunshine forces through,Evaporating fallen rain into mist.Wind diminishes.The air, refreshed.The…