Grey
day
Cold,
grey day
sky
and sea at one
granite
stone walls
mine
engine house ruin.
Dead
grass, light gravel
tarmac,
sand, grit,
patches
of cropped turf
green
amongst the dull.
Black
and white two magpies
eye
catching in the leaden
wagtail,
blackbird, chaffinch
perch
on hoary bush.
Rabbits
grazing on the ground
black
ears flicking,
twitching,
hopping,
movements
on the grey.
Shades lacklustre now
sky
and sea just slate
muted
colour of the landscape
surprised
by sunshine colour.
Yellow
of the gorse
radiant,
brilliant, refulgent
ray of sunshine strikes the land
look
attentively
this
day is far from grey.
34 comments:
Once again, you paint with brilliant strokes. I love this and it reminds me of talking about the beauty of the desert in the US Southwest. I though it was beautiful and filled with color. A family member drove through it and told me it was all gray and hideous.
The greyness was striking until you mentioned the gorse! Our gorse hasn't even come into bud yet. It will flower around May or June. It must be nice to see a splash of sunshine just now.Keep writing, Poet; I love these images.
You bring my memories bring to life. Thankyou :-)
Mitch Block: Again thank you.
Doris: Glad you enjoyed the images,the colour of gorse is so splendid.
Lady M: Hope it was the colour of the gore rather than the grey that triggered your memories.
Hi There, Just stopping by to say HI.... Hope you had a great Valentine's Day. We had a great trip--but it's nice to get home. I'm trying to catch up on some blog posts...
Amazing how a ray of sunshine can brighten our world!!!!
Hugs,
Betsy
it begins with sadness and ends with an optimistic accent, good!
Betsy from Tennessee: The ray of sunshine did just that on this grey day!
Ola: I am so pleased that you saw this and it was just how it felt when I saw the gorse in the sunshine. Thanks. :)
Yes indeed, a grey day is only so if one allows it to be.
Ina in Alaska: Your comment is so right although there are days when grey dominates the sky and the temp and to find colour you need to look indoors!
I do rather like those muted colours that show of natures delights.
CherryPie: Grey is a colour we are so used to here in winter so occasional bright colours lift the spirits.
Well, I for one am thrilled the sun came out!
Lisa@Two Bears Farm: The sun always makes everything better!
A great painting of a spring day near the sea.
AL: I hope the next time there will be more yellow and lass grey then it would feel more like Spring and less wintery!
Nice work! I wish I was as clever as you.. :)
Have a nice week-end! :)
thanks for popping by my blog and commenting,
Gill in Canada
Reading your poem, I see a lovely day even if it is a grey day. Watching the birds and the rabbits is something I really enjoy, but I am glad the sun came out. I am not familiar with gorse. I will have to google it. Have a happy weekend!
Viola: Thank you so much.:)
Welshcakes: Thank you.
Gill - That British woman: Nice to see you here.
eileeninmd:Some days when the day is grey it forces you to look carefully for the beauty around. Gorse is everywhere on the cliffs and moors.
You took me back to one of my favorite places in the world. I visited Cornwall with my sister and her family in 99...enjoyed a bit of Fish and Ships days in Padstow one afternoon. Loved it. Hope your weekend is a good one.
Maura :)
This must have been a nice walk Claire.
Maura@ Lilac Lane Cottage: So good to see you here. Padstow is pretty but always busy but my Cornwall is less well known but equally beautiful.
Roy: It certainly was.
the last four lines were the absolute icing on the cake..
Mari: I am so glad that it worked for you I was pleased with these lines.
Kathiesbirds: So pleased that you did.
I like this one as most of our winter seems to be grey, which I don't find offensive. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
Gary: Grey is the colour of winter a great deal of the time so a shaft of sunlight cheers the soul.
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