A little book of descriptions

First writings

The Cat #1











Raven black fur





silhouetted aginst the moon of the yellow blanket.





Sharpness pounding the pilled fabric





Satified rumbling creating comfort.

















The Cat #2











Wide eyed fascination





catching and restraining in sharpened ecited needles.





Yin and yang sleeked and silky.





Gentle curiosity.











The Dog.











Excited wagging





soft ears and submissive eyes cast down.





Delivery of a gift, graciously extracted from nested blankets.





Thanks for the homecoming.

















Daffodil Shoots.











Straight and erect,





protruding from rotted leafen earth





custard yellow still hidden inside





Natures jewel.

















Old Baler Twine











Rust hued confusion





plastic tethering binds sweet smelling hay.





Tangled into ground





Eternal shackles.

















Starlings











Riotous babble,





jewelled, spattered colours residing in blackness.





Musical notes on a telegrah stave,





winged murmuration.























The Holly











Dagger honed thorns





emerald evergreen through winters wild anger.





Protector of souls in the gated yard,





Crimson eyed.

















Daughter.











Holder of heart strings.





Bringer of delights wrapped in grinning wonder.





casket of capable potentials,





encased in love

















Husband.











Strong earthly arms,





wrapped protective and safe holding me here,





whispering life into my feeble ear.





Eternally bound.

















The Dictionary.











A thousand possibilites





from six and twenty penciled scrawls.





Embossed creativity





in paged bound.

















The Cow.











Tender lashed eyes,





gentle hay scented byre, soft with lowing calls.





Cloven feet lumber slowly,





soft breath sweet.

















The Gundog.











A flurry of tail





and lolling tongue; eager panting pointing forth.





Sharp eyed retireve.





Prize brought home.

















Snake











Dry scaled writhing





coiled around. Fleeting forked tongue kissing the scent.





Muscled manouver





Through slick wet grass.

















Meercat.











Sentinal watching





poised for action, bobbing neighbourhood heads,





pert whiskers twitching, alert and playful





Savannah savvy.

















Elephant











Lumbering greatness,





dust bathed hide in grey shaded valleys.





Gentled love in thunderous trumpets.





Herded wisdom.