The late October rain ran to gallons, filling furrows breaching brook and bridge until even the road overflowed. Morning spread its mists invitingly, with mystery too the way it dampened sounds. I trod the long field path parallel to where fox had pawed the early dew we parted at a Hawthorn the berries there, red and dripping and beyond, in milky incandescence mid distant moors Slippery underfoot, each step of earth a detailed landscape dandelion puffs, white and wet as wool the sheep had left behind. Webs and seed-head beaded beautifully with shine in the long grass where mice had tunnelled summer nests And suddenly out of that thick silence distinct and shrill, larks scaling the heights. Two then three aerial combatants, still singing up and away between forays reinventing boundaries in the sky before the far flung Spring rebounds.
One for Open Link Night where anything goes though Grace as host is offering a food prompt for any of us who are tempted.
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Such lovely visuals, Laura, and the punctuation of the larks gives it a magical balance.
thank you Lisa – they really did punctuate – great word!
You’re very welcome. I saw you there.
What a way to be surprised! I enjoyed experiencing Nature through your eyes and words.
many thanks – spot on too – the eyes were important here too!
You have captured a beautiful landscape. And then the last verse, the images of the larks scaling the heights. I love the contrast of the thick silence and the sounds from the larks.
many thanks Grace for hosting and for your appreciation of this poem
Such stunning use of visuals in this one, Laura! I love; “Slippery underfoot, each step of earth a detailed landscape, dandelion puffs, white and wet as wool the sheep has left behind.” Sigh …. 💜💜💜
appreciate that so much Sanaa as its not easy to capture visuals without straying into purple prose!
A stunning poem I so much enjoyed reading. Thank you.
dear reader – thank you!
I revel in the intensity and detail of your observation captured and distilled here, Laura…
your words encapsulate the feeling of the imagery I aimed to convey so many thanks for them
This is glorious – so detailed, I was on that walk through the countryside. Thank you.
thank you for walking alongside here Freya – hope it helped with your writing!
To me it is so very unexpected to find skylarks together with all of those November images, but it must leave you with a promise.
it was such a surprise and hence there could be no other title for the poem
Enjoyed this heady walk with you through the rain-soaked field, and the unexpected flight of skylarks! Simply lovely, Laura.
thank you Dora – a welcome walking companion
So vivid that I think my feet got wet reading it.
your feedback made me smile broadly – thank you
This is glorious, Laura. You had me at the title, and the vivid imagery that followed was superb. Thank you for taking me along.
thanks Merril for enjoying the surprise
You’re welcome, Laura.
You paint such a clear and vivid picture here. Beautiful writing ❤️
belated thanks Bridgette