Words like a certain softness to sunshine

Words like a certain softness to sunshine

Loughrigg, Feb 2021

Tried to touch the sunshine
nowhere everywhere
and a nothing everything
turned out all at once.

Where were we?

Mainly speaking mainly
sparkling millimetre perfect.
Ice is frozen water.
Yet in water, ice undoes itself. 

The tarnwater shone with liberated sunshine.
The valley river was breathless and running
and the trees barely recognized themselves –  

                                             in and of ourselves.

I didn’t choose to share my enjoyment
of this ease of landscape. Comfortable
comfort hints of Spring. 
I said hello. Over and over and over.