
Bullfinches, like plush berries,
Huddled decorativly on baren trees.
December has snug through the door
Under the guise of November gray.
Heavy pillows full of pending snow
Linger below the blue ceiling.
I am entering stasis, space in between,
Before the sun is reborn.
Watching the days grow ever shorter.
Everyone is holding a long breath.
Mallards hide their bills underneath warm feathers.
Heron amongst silver reeds,
alternates the leg submerged in cold water.
Even jaybird flies past without a warning call.
Kingfisher the only one who can’t stop the busy bustle.
Cold wind nips my face,
Blowing away remnants of gossamer.
Moss makes pompoms along elder branches.
Redwing and blackbird beaks full of red baubles.
Everything is Christmas coloured right now.
*During a lunchtime walk before the lurgy struck. I literally wrote each line as I observed.
