Flatdal mist swathes the valley
lifts Skorve mountain in air
glimpses of dark crags and shining rocks
a thin sprinkling of snow
the trees hang clusters
of autumn tinted leaves
like decorations in a row
the meadows green below
in silky subtle dress
soft blues all shot with yellow
the lady birches swing their weeping fronds
over the mirror-like black ponds
as silver light plays
on the surface of the still lying lake

Margaret Ann Waddicor 2015