Junicho : Winter Moon

winter moon —
the depth of a footprint
cast in shadow

warming our hands
firelight fills the room

now as ever
cormorants spread their wings
above the weir

her lips whisper
a kiss on the breeze

dreaming
echoes build and fade
deeper still in darkness

the old man's doorstep
piled high with leaves

nights draw in,
only the black rat
has reason to smile

away from the lab block
champagne flows

a cluster of balloons
chase the blue sky
out to sea

why do sermons
always lose their thread?

abbey grounds,
hawthorn petals
form a crown

a hare rollicking
round the furrowed field

Composed via email, 20 February 2008 - 14 April 2008

Participants:
ja : Joanna Ashwell - England
cb : Chris Boultwood - England
jec : John Carley (sabaki)- England
csj : Colin Stewart Jones - Scotland