Saturday, 4th January

in a white bowl
tapestry red and parchment yellow

lighter than snowflakes
crisper than autumn leaves

petals from the last roses
I ever gave my mother

Through the window, 6 am

against a blackboard sky
chalked with stars
a flock of gulls

Work, interrupted

Bark-hiss-scratch-YOWL!
I open the door to a blast of cold air and a Van de Graaff cat.

Wednesday, 1st January 2014

in the winter-stripped

wind-whipped garden 

a flash of colour

one red rosebud