chasing wisps

Photo by Igor Omilaev on Unsplash
chasing wisps
i lost the path
here, in
my peat bog
pussywillow
lean-to home

pressing grey
and velvet to
face crag me
dragging deadfall
to blacksmoke
open air screens

muscle spasm
twitch tones
darkwater brown
given over to
chasing wisps
down ol' peat bog

6 responses to “chasing wisps”

  1. Michele Lee Avatar

    Dramatic scene! It was fascinating seeing and learning about peat bogs while overseas.

    1. michael raven Avatar

      Thank you.

      I’m fascinated with them. I wonder just how many undiscovered secrets they hold.

      1. Michele Lee Avatar

        Undiscovered secrets and poetry untold. ✨

  2. chrisnelson61 Avatar

    Something primordial about peat bogs. Quite a sense of yearning here, I feel.

    1. michael raven Avatar

      There is a sense of beginnings and endings in conjunction when it comes to peat bogs. Those liminal comings and goings.

      Perhaps some resignation there as well…