Glimpsed
between trees
from upstairs window,
glistening rooftops wet with
rain.
© Elizabeth Leaper
Glimpsed
between trees
from upstairs window,
glistening rooftops wet with
rain.
© Elizabeth Leaper
Sun
covered over
by passing moon.
What omen is this?
Eclipse.
© Elizabeth Leaper
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In case you missed it there was a solar eclipse last Friday! The photo was taken on Orkney by my cousin David. I failed to take any decent pictures despite having a clear view. This Elfje is a companion to my Friday post on ‘By the Wobbly Dum-Dum Tree’. You can read it here.
One
hundred hearses
at the garage
queueing for fuel; bad
dream.
© Elizabeth Leaper
Bold
Orion strides
across the night
sky, arrogant as a
Lord.
Plough,
Big Dipper,
Great Bear; many
named group pointing due
North.
Double-U
shaped modest
maiden facing fierce
Great Bear, totally unafraid.
Cassiopeia.
Seven
Sisters? Can
you count how
many stars clustered there?
Pleiades.
© Elizabeth Leaper
Air
of mystery,
the pale moon
wearing clouds like a
veil.
© Elizabeth Leaper