Moon

 there is no love

like the moon

in morning light

its soft face

pale as a kite 

flying

in the wind

Photo : Pixabay

What I miss most.

The Blue Hour - excerpt from "An Empty House"

 

An Empty House

There was no doubt.  The TV had been left on.

And from the stormy sky grey filtered in through the shades.  Had they forgotten to turn the electricity off at the pole?  It was all uncertain.  But one thing was sure - the comfort coming from the screen was something the Prime Minister could never have imagined.

He was soaking wet and had been for days when he came across the chandelier and prayer book.  The interior of the house was warm and inviting.  He felt the warmth from a fire.  And that cup of tea and toast was surely meant for him.

Someone left the lid off the jar of strawberry jelly.

He slipped into some warm clothes and hung his up to dry.  The Prime Minister lay down on the bed and slept all the while the sound of the voices on the TV echoed through the house.

He slept for a whole day and it was a voice climbing up the stairs that finally woke him.  A voice so familiar it could have been his own.

From: The Blue Hour: flash fiction

Available on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Hour-flash-fiction-ebook/dp/B08FCWQZCY

Photo: Pixabay

Harold Budd - A Stream with Bright Fish

A Stream with Bright Fish

https://youtu.be/4xsqQwyEm1Y 

love this .... I think you will too 🤍

Vaccinated...how about you?

 (C) Jan Darrow

 

How can the world

be so white

and holy in January

when I feel

so dark inside?

Photo : Pixabay

Scarlett Sabet

If you’ve ever heard Scarlett Sabet read - you know her poetry is riveting. (You can find her on YouTube.) She now has a spoken album available. Looks interesting 🤍

https://shop.jimmypage.com/

Ancient

 

the rhythm

of my heart

comes and goes

in shadow

patterns of light

scatter into fields

of shallow sea

valleys

of snow-covered moss

sprout into forests

born to become

ancient

(c)2021 Jan Darrow

photo: pixabay 

Coffin Bell

 If you’re looking for an online journal that publishes dark poetry, short stories, flash fiction and more I would suggest Coffin Bell - a journal of dark literature.  There are some very interesting and well written pieces there. The photographs are beautiful too!

https://coffinbell.com/