The wind marauds away outside
Rain beats its staccato drum on the window pane
Let the tempest do its worst.
It can’t touch me here.
I am home.
The fireplace casts its warm cozy glow
Shadows dance against the wall.
Sleep inducing warmth suffuses me.
Relaxing me into the Sandman's waiting embrace
I am home.
Here is my sanctuary.
Here is my safe place.
Here is my shelter from the world.
Here is where I most love to be.
I am home.
Standing atop Stanage Edge
facing south to Hathersage
millstone grit your barricade
the elements and time have made
brace yourself, no time to run
clouds now cover noonday sun
cooling air marauds the peaks
through your hair and clothes it speaks
stand your ground for what it's worth
God's very breath now roams the earth
shelter by the Cowper stone
this not a place to stand alone
wait for calm then walk the moss
now nature's shown you just who's boss
safely home you make a pledge
no more to mess with Stanage Edge.
For contest 'Wind', sponsored by Skat A
27th August 2015
Marble hatched haven communes; helixicly hewn canvas' brushed within
Acidulous acrylics of adumbrated conjectual forms....
Spawn tipped dippings upon the collateral cliffs edging these, layaway hues?!
Deciphered shades in monochrome pitch pigments beneath the jaded jejunes
Manic manifestations, over-looking the colourant gangrene valley below
While as maritime merchants lifted from the pedagogue palettes of
Row your boats....
Climb their municipal born mast in marauds malice from afar
Signaling unto the watchtower through their Socratic spyglass optics
Inceptions intruder, standing tall and coming ashore; red rum....
...."Hurry, someone save the Queen!?"
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Rembrants lost rocking chair moment in, artistic meritime manifestations ~
Note: Smile ~ I thought that I would offer up a bit of hopeful ice-breaking
and light-hearted humour upon this glorious and lovely "New Years Day" ~
Smile ~ "My 'Love & Warmth,' Always," John!:) ~ Ps. "En' Si Viod" ~
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I inquire
I indite
phrasing poetically
Riddling
rhyming
envisaging equivocally
to twist your thought's
My mind marauds
hoping to catch you
away from your shield
firm in mine net
mine seize