River of Stones - Jan 11th 2011

Day 11:

Too early, you wake,
Turn slowly to me,
As I also wake.
We half-doze, foreheads touching,
Before blinking into the morning,
Ready to face the new day.

River of Stones - Jan 10th 2011

Day 10:

Red sky in the morning,
Rich and wild,
Welcoming the new week.
We eat breakfast in front of the window,
Wondering if the saying is true -
Shepherd's warning?

River of Stones - Jan 9th 2011

Day 9:

Like film in reverse
We pluck decorations from green, plastic branches,
Bright baubles, bells, wooden stars.
Coils of tinsel and lights lay
Unravelled on the floor,
At ease after standing guard for twelve long days.
Fake leaves and twigs are tucked away for another year,
Stored to sleep throughout the summer,
Until Christmas creeps in once again.

River of Stones - 8th Jan 2011

And here we are at day 8 :)

Travelling by train,
Watching the sunshine creep out
From wintery,grey clouds
As we head away from the sea
For a day in the capital.
Whizzing past trees, into cityscape,
Rumbling a solid rhythm along steel tracks,
Until we reach the blue-green Thames.

River of Stones - Jan 7th 2011

Day 7 - a week already, and the stones are falling thick and fast!

7th Jan, 12th Night,
Christmas trees abandoned
Old and tired on the pavement,
Their job done for another year.

River of Stones - Jan 6th 2011

Welcome all, to day 6th of the river of stones!

Today's stone:

Thrumming helicopter overhead,
Sharp black against January grey -
Brief distraction from an average day

River of Stones - Jan 5th 2011

River of Stones Day 5!!

A single glove keeps the pavement warm,
Its partner several yards down the road.
Somewhere a woman with naked hands
Is enjoying the January morning chill.