Tag Archives: night

Total Eclipse

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Joanna M. Weston

I’m an avid moon-watcher, love to see it through the trees round our home, its changing position and light as the night rolls round (I’m a poor sleeper!) … TOTAL ECLIPSE the moon followed me home one night slipped each … Continue reading →

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Night at Sea

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Joanna M. Weston

What can happen when you’re sailing at night and the wind goes from North to South, skies dark. And yes, this actually happened … NIGHT AT SEA wind changed anchor dragged   twice brought seaweed to the surface                with a lee … Continue reading →

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On Going towards sleep

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Joanna M. Weston

What do the stars do when we’re asleep? Perhaps they sleep too, or do they play all night? Or do they wait to play during the day when we can’t see them? … ON GOING TOWARDS SLEEP I have put … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

Christmas is just over the horizon and, of course, all shopping is done, baking finished … hopefully! But the celebration is coming, complete with solstice, new baby, angels and shepherds. What more can one ask?… CHRISTMAS EVE   (Triolet) joyous stars … Continue reading →

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Among Heavenly Bodies

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

Stars hang clear and bright in these August skies, wonderful for astronomers, ordinary stargazers, and those who long to fly out there into space … dreamers all … AMONG HEAVENLY BODIES two asteroids trailed by a nova                             drag me without … Continue reading →

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The Future

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Joanna M. Weston

This week between Christmas and New Year always strikes me as a bit weird. We’ve scarcely finished with one deeply rooted celebration and we’re into another on an entirely different level. The two are linked but I’m not sure how … Continue reading →

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City Centre

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Joanna M. Weston

A glimpse of a teen down-town, and I wonder what he’s doing, who he is, what his fears, his story … CITY CENTRE a boy walks through pooled street lights                          unseen by passing cop luck lurks under his nails ready … Continue reading →

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The Unicorn

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Joanna M. Weston

Hallowe’en coming up, when ghosts, goblins and other strange visions abound. Weird encounters occur at this time of year and leave one pondering … A THE UNICORN driving down the highway last night headlights blared towards me their sudden shut-out                        … Continue reading →

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Stars are Forever

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Joanna M. Weston

On a clear night, beyond city limits, stars shine as beacons of hope. They take us to the furthest dream; we catch them in our eyes, linger to sing with them … A STARS ARE FOREVER          ‘forever’ is the … Continue reading →

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The Stirring Night

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Joanna M. Weston

I’m using a form of poetry that takes off from lines from another poet’s work: a glosa. Hallow e’en. I’m hearing voices in the wind, fingers that brush the door … It’s the time when ghosts walk the night in crumbling … Continue reading →

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