The long lane crosses waste land, joining
country to town in uneven seams. Alongside
derelict factories abandoned cars and old sofas
wait to be occupied as weeds unravel life’s stitches.
Today an infinite grey lies across the flat, barren
fields. A threadbare pelt of Winter has descended
on the distant copse and pink brown birches
where silent birds are sheltering.
Lately, there have been new signs; a growing stillness,
a sudden expansiveness, subtle changes in the pallet
of light and colour; a faint breath of seasonal goodwill.
It is travelling the world in words and wishes like spores;
such thoughts, the stitches that seam us together.
Tina Cole is an Education Consultant who lives in Bucks with some cats who like to type and other folks. She has been ‘trying’ to write poetry for about five years now but finds that poems seem to ‘arrive’ to their own erratic timetable rather like buses. Previous publications include; Mslexia, Aesthetica, Red Ink and Decanto Magazines. She belongs to a small group of writers called The (famous, or getting there,) Poetic Biscuits!
Posted on December 23, 2008 in Poems
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8 Responses to “SEASONS GREETINGS • by Tina Cole”
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December 23rd, 2008 at 2:21 am
Oh, Biscuit Lady; I’m very glad you were at the station when this particular bus arrived. Well done.
December 23rd, 2008 at 4:16 am
Lovely poem. Wonderful message. Thank you. And Merry Christmas.
xx
December 23rd, 2008 at 4:58 am
The richness of the language takes me into that threadbare winter scene with its spores of good wishes and I just love it. Thank you for sending this to EDP.
December 23rd, 2008 at 11:38 am
Beautiful, Tina. It reads just beautifully, as Oonah says with such rich language.
“the stitches that seam us together.” Lovely!
December 23rd, 2008 at 3:52 pm
>>a faint breath of seasonal goodwill.
It is travelling the world in words and wishes like spores;
I’d take an outbreak of goodwill over flu any day
Really enjoyed this, Tina, thank you.
December 23rd, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Loved this. Merry Christmas!
December 26th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Just beautiful, Tina. “the stitches that seam us together” portrays exactly the thought I have been having this Christmas!
February 9th, 2009 at 12:24 am
Thank you all for your wonderful comments and a Happy New Year to you all