Wintery Poems by Maureen Brandon Bold

We at About the Town love literature, which is why when we received these poetry submissions from Maureen, a Skelmersdale local and poet, we simply had to share! So, sit back with a hot drink and enjoy these amazing winter vibes! 

A Season Between Seasons

This is dead of winter and a weary world recoils.

These are the days of frozen hearts and coldnumb minds.

Days and nights of marble whiteness and stillness

and you ask yourself “is this another season between

a season and a season?

And is there a reason? Surely there`s a reason

why winter time this time is lame and limping along

dragging itself to a crawl yet not releasing its grip?

And then you start to daydream looking towards the sky

and you drift into that dreamcrossed twilight between

reason and season and these are the days when an

aftersnow sky is a fine porcelain bowl.

Dovegrey in the morning filled with snow not fallen

and a fine golden line on the horizon.

A shaft of sunlight and a dazzling display of diamond dust

never seen before.

Amethyst in the evening ribboned with moonbeams

and a trillion shimmering stars.

A shooting star darts across the sky like quicksilver

never seen before.

Glimpses of absolute beauty made more beautiful

by absolute silence

and a silent prayer takes flight.

And you dream that winter runs out of time.

Between Me, the Wind and the Acorns

I can`t ignore a carpet of acorns,

ponder over their presence –

wooden beads, thousands,

every autumn drop from the sky

when I`m not looking.

I used to think the wind

triggered this event

furtive and ruthless.

This year, wanting to be certain

I wait under a giant oak

on a tranquil windless afternoon.

In that split second

when warm becomes cold

when leaves curl up like

sleepy caterpillars

that first cold snap

makes brittle stems shiver

tumbling multitudes of acorns

amber on bronze on gold

some a hint of sun on a copper vase.

I know about acorns and I know too

that the oak is involved in what I know.

Poems By Maureen Brandon Bold

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