Unpolished Ink

Unpolished Ink Nov 29

Koti

Home is a house that's in me,
the place where I begin me

Unpolished Ink Nov 25

Skerry

Skip little skerry-boat
dance with the sea,
kiss the silver fishies
bring them home to me

I wanted to write something that sounded like an old rhyme

#sailing #fish #folk

Unpolished Ink Nov 24

Kettu

My fox of the hedgerows has silver white fur
a sleek and dangerous cunning cur,
nails like needles, teeth like splinters
I’ve heard him howl these many winters

Frost can be many things-to me it is a fox

#nature #winter #frost

Unpolished Ink Nov 23

Corvus

Fat crows
hop the furrows
of a thin winter field

#nature #loss

Unpolished Ink Nov 19

Baggage

Everyone starts out naked,
without baggage, direction, or will,
carrying nothing but promise,
and a big empty suitcase to fill

#life

Unpolished Ink Nov 18

Leaf

Who can know
just where the water flows,
we can only ride
travelling with the tide,
life is a journey
however brief,
each of us sailing
a helpless spinning leaf

#nature #leaf #life

Unpolished Ink Nov 17

Carte de Visite

Postcard memories,
a sky too blue
and a sea too green,
shown in brighter colours
than they ever could have been

#memory