Today's frames frozen
Today's frames frozen clicked and stored
mind's eye, treasure trove
express in a rattle and clatter whistle and wind
too close as I cross the track
mashed and messy brash
magenta yellow clash, funeral garlands
strewn and fresh-dropped cattle dung
skinny-legged hen strutting
and afterwards her skinny-legged raggle-straggle,
dusty powder puffs
silly goats in a wayward huddle
eddying out of line
women on the wall watching
laughing as we go by,
giggling children too, calling Hi
mam welcome you come
flowers for you pin flowers
which you like in your hair?
small brown legs jumping dancing
bursting full of beans
dark eyes bright, young life
last and gorgeous
a flight of turquoise blue
lost in the trees then perched, slash of red at the beak
white vent, posed for a photograph
kingfisher, still in the sun
13th February 2015, RUHSA, for Jude, photographer
You paint such a picture Sally! A kingfisher! That must be a first.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely Pam! First day we saw these really bright green parrots from our living room window, then the next day I saw a flash of this amazing electric turquoise colour. Jude spotted it again yesterday and was able to take a photograph and then enlarge it. Today however - too late for me to see as I was in the loo! - Jude saw it again perched right on the fence directly outside of our window. Naturally it had flown away by the time she fetched her camera! Remember the kingfisher we saw in Rajasthan last time? I have our observation marked in my India bird book so I know where and when it was.
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Wendy Jestice
15/01/2015
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To: Sally Whittingham
Received poem Todays Frames Frozen
Could have been there with you , so descriptive
Brought a tear to the eye
Thanks Wend
I am having flash backs! Wonderful snap shots Sally x
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