January 25, 2007

Ice Age


Ice Age, Oil on Linen, 8"x10"

Time Lapse

Time Lapse

Genesis Of The German Flag

The Briefest Winter


The town nestles
at the foot of a cliff;
protected
from the winds,
embraced
by the sea.

Mists are gentle here,
silk summers none too hot;
the springs are mild
the autumn storms
most civilised.

And yet, one morning
I awoke to find
beneath a royal sky
of finest blue,
the garden crystalised,
transformed into
a fairy land, strange
world of beauty,
sparkling, magical,
all new it seemed,
all different
and bright, and white.

I went to greet this,
I remained to see the snow
turn clear, turn water,
fall away, time drops
dissolving then to now,
the briefest winter
come and gone.

Teddy Skin

Yes, it's that time of year when teddy bears shed their skins.
Slightly spooky but also very cool to find one ...