Into the sudden dropping dusk

Into the sudden dropping dusk

Into the sudden dropping dusk

I raced on rush hour roads

anxious for route, east or west

weary and wanting home

fear like a drum, ta da rum, ta da rum

adrenalin overflowing.

Caught up in a car chase, rat race, lunacy

I hurtled, crossing lanes.

Then into the sudden dropping dusk

serene in a violet sky

silent and lovely, luminous, O!

Floated the breathless moon.

30th October 2012, Hounoux

Lupine, the wind

Lupine, the wind

Lupine, the wind is up today

wild, and wet from the sea

racing the clouds

roaring, loud

the pack has us held in siege

thunders  and thrums,  drums in the stack

rattles the doors and panes

howls to be in

the din the din

even the tall trees bending.

Conjured the wolves from fairy tales

circling ready to leap

a snap and a snarl beyond the cave

glimpsed in the firelight’s flicker.

A day to be glad for solid stone

for ancient thickness of walls

for comfort of home and shutters tied

while all of the world’s in a spin.

Lupine, the wind is up today

and I’m glad glad glad, to be in.

20th October 2012, Hounoux