Seasons in Mayo

Lonely, silent moon
Surrounded by stellar mass
Glaring at dragons

Spitting embers glow
Smoke lifting through the night sky
Dogs curled on the rug

Bare trees hold robins
The harvest lazily ploughed
Winter prepared for

Night fires rattle
Humidity from the sky
Firework explosions

Red berried holly
Innocent icy flakes glide
Shelled tortoises sleep

Sparrows nest, new life
Joyful, sandy rabbit’s race
Chickens lay fresh eggs

Wind beaten moored boats
Rocky, rural parish pier
With gossiping gulls

Red urchins, green weed
Clustered shells, living rock pools
Waves scaling the rocks

The midnight clock strikes
Fizzing glasses lifted high
The sun rejoices

Crimson hearts on cards
Eloquent rosy bouquets
Make up for the bad

By
Valkyriekerry Kelly