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The mist

Published

28th December 2024

Modified

24th April 2025

Cold waters of the river Braan

Cold waters of the river Braan

Soft the mist falls on my face
cold waters stumble and chase

Sparrows and robins and dunnocks flit
the empty branches twitch as they quit

too quick to study their features
these mocking, ephemeral creatures

with the blessing of life each is kissed
in the gossamer embrace of the mist

exhaled by the woodland as they search
in the spinneys and copses of birch

that whisper in secret code
tales of their ancient abode.


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