Slabs of gold and brown
A sleeper, they used to call it— … like coffin lids, those leftover slabs, their new-sawn faces turning gold and brown … – from Sleepers by David Black read more […]
When great trees fall
When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in tall grasses, and even elephants lumber after safety. – from When great trees fall by Maya Angelou […]
Disrobed in an English winter
All the complicated details of the attiring and the disattiring are completed! – from Winter Trees by William Carlos Williams (1883-1963) read more Heron Island, St Albans, December 2016 […]
Four Trees
Four Trees — upon a solitary Acre — Without Design Or Order, or Apparent Action — Maintain — – from Four Trees upon a solitary acre by Emily Dickinson read […]
The dell’s repose
And the voice of the peaceful valley Mixed with the billow’s song! “Stay in the wood’s embraces! Stay in the dell’s repose!” – from Down in the dell I wandered […]
A lost friend
My friend tree I sawed you down but I must attend an older friend the sun – My Friend Tree by Lorine Niedecker read more Park Wood, St Albans, November 2020 […]
More beauty than a poem
It’s the start of Becky’s July square challenge. Hurrah! This month’s theme is trees, and what better way to start than with some beauty; in both words and image. I […]
Spring growth
Close to the Cathedral, St Albans, May 2020 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 18 May 2021 Posted as part of Cee’s FOTD …
Scallop shells
St Albans, Hertfordshire, January 2021 I don’t know exactly why there are scallop shells embedded in the walls close to St Albans Cathedral, but I have a couple of theories. […]
Shiny waters, shiny skies
Verulam Lake, St Albans, Hertfordshire, January 2021 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 20 April 2021 Posted as part of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge …
Spring is here!
Verulamium Park, St Albans, late March 2021 – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 18 April 2021 Posted as part of All Seasons …
