the evening moves above me
molten metal clouds clang, heavy-bellied
the tall limes thrash and roar, toss their heads like horses
i close my eyes, listen for the green creep of moss
clothing the roof’s old slates spore by spore
the fall of a bronze leaf on wet grass
from the wind-gnarled Scots pine
bent over the darkening lawn
a great tit’s repeated notes
beat a sopranino tattoo
against the dark
Mandy Macdonald
Writer and musician Mandy Macdonald lives in Aberdeen, trying to make sense of the 21st and other centuries. Her poetry can be found in many anthologies and online and print journals in the UK and further afield. She is a member of Intuitive Music Aberdeen (www.intuitivemusic.co.uk), an ensemble specializing in music created by the performers, often in combination with poetry.
Mandy’s first collection, The temperature of blue, was published in February 2020 by Blue Salt Collective (www.bluesalt.co.uk), and is available from mandy.macdonald@gmail.com.
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