“Trudge”
Footprint sticks in mud
resisting every next step,
stamping down in spite.
Steve D
Footprint sticks in mud
resisting every next step,
stamping down in spite.
Steve D
Solidified sheet
temporarily covers
worn paths and mud trails.
Steve D
Caked-on mud bakes,
limbs sun-cast into bricks – my
earthenware armor.
Steve D
Rain churns up the grass
Coating bare skin in splatters
Grime to hide our faults
Steve D
Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving/weekend. I spent much of my long weekend in the mountains, where we had temperatures from bitter cold to chilly-but-nice. That’s the Appalachians for you. My mini vacation gave me some inspiration for our next monthly theme, but we’ll get to that.
November featured our regular contributors again, with a galumphing theme which carried the symbolic depth I had hoped it would. Continue reading “December’s Theme: Tracking Mud through the House”