Lady Deadlocks Muse

photo source here


my dears
come,
i can feel your presence
as i sit, quietly stitching
the late winters sun
dancing shadows on faded wallpaper
curling
waiting for a bell ringing in the distance
lace and silk rustle as i stitch
at any moment my lady may call
a little darning perhaps
or a sleeve to be re-hemmed
i stretch  to light the taper
i need flickering candlelight to sew by
a supper of cake with a tiny glass of madeira
awaits
do you hear her call?
a quiet voice echoing along paneled corridors
I fear not my dears, 
so begging your pardon
I will carry on my pretty work, 
'til the flame burns low 
and it is time for me to retire.

KD 25/11/2012


The others are at The Mag here.

My Two Stars

my two stars
you stand  next to me
even when we are parted
my heart is filled
as the oceans fills
unknown crevices
we have walked, talked
laughed and cried
through the dramas of our lives
and i know that you stand strong
in case i should fall
or vary from the path
your love cradles me
wrapped around soft and downy
you are my world
my distant horizon
and my tiny new shoots of spring.

KD 19/11/12

For Miss Magpie and The Darling Girl. With love.x

For the other takes on this image by Andrew Wyeth go to The Mag 

Victory

Verdun, 1917 by Felix Vallotton.

Shifting waves of gas

choke us

we fight

our boots heavy with mud

dug in

cold sodden great coats

weigh us down

but we do not despair

defiant beneath leaden grey skies

snow flurries cover

our lost comrades

we will be the victors 

our bravery shines bright

as suns rays through the clouds.

11/11/12 KD

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Battle of Verdun

21 February – 18 December 1916
(9 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)Location Verdun-sur-Meuse, France Result French victory

courtesy of Wikipedia

Over 700,000 souls lost over one of the worst battles of the First World War.

Go over to The Mag at Tess's to read the others

Remembrance Day

The Mag 142

Charis, Lake Ediza, California, 1937 by Edward Weston

When life backs you hard 
against the wall
stare it down 
with defiance
make the world curious
about your story
whoever you are.

The Mag over at Tess's has the others.


I love that girls boots......nearly wrote a cobblers tale!!