11 December 2024

Today we give you another beautiful poem by Alison Phipps. Enjoy!

Shelter

And I wish you / wood smoke / curling round the pole star / and sundials / that count / stories // And I desire / peace for / you, / ochre and orange, / resting in / the warm light / of candles / on oak wood // And I will be / still for you, / stained light / and shadows, / smoothing your / name in the / swell of the sea.

Alison Phipps

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