Little gritters
trample with their furry feet
through the summer garden
late one eve
sniffling out snails, and slugs, and bugs
my little hedgehog friend has evening snacks
Tag: summer
Echoes of Summer
Underneath a Canopy
Picasso’s Green Phase
40 hues of green
In one brush stroke
Shading me from scorching heat
As I wait for you
To find another Picasso
Seaside-Summer
Thoughts fickle as sand in the wind
Dance whilst eyes scan the horizon
The brain in a futile attempt tries to grasp infinity
In reality even the ocean in front of me can only be understood in knots and hours of flight
The come and go of waves
Being knocked over and over again
So much energy
So little to hold against
Another grain of sand
Memories of eons past
A dragon figure-head rocking up and down
Changing its background rhythmically
Sky–Sea–Sky–Sea–Sky–Sea–Sky
A gust of wind moves the sand
In summer my brain is on idle
It gently moves through stories
Be and let be
What else can you do?
Rain
A heart-shaped puddle
In the advent of rain
Clouds are gathering
Down by the river
When the sky leaks angel hair
Clinging to my face
Penetrating the lycra
Pertrichor
I still can’t believe we have a word for that
It’s Muggy
The humidity clings to me
Like a cat saved from drowning
Air is holding her breath
Wind has hidden away
Only daring to gently tousle
The uppermost leaves of the tallest trees
Stillness, as midsummer approaches
The elements play peek-a-boo
The shortest night of the year
Dives through the whole length of golden light
She swims through the silence
Even the birds are quiet
Vertical blinds draw crooked stripes of light across the duvet
Glaring funnels of boogieing dust-specs bombard the room
The wind picks up now
Wood clangs against glass
The little cat purrs
Peaceful now
Sunshine
Sunshine is tumbling down
In rays through clouds
It falls on rolling hills
What a cliché!
It bounces of humble bumble bees
Tickles my skin and makes me sneeze
Sunshine rains from blue sky
In torrents onto the grass
It drums on green leaves
I am all pathos!
And yet it doesn’t reach my heart
Apart, apart, apart
Poetry by Nathalie 