Lakeshore In Winter…
(Inspired by Michelle Underwood’s captivating artwork…)
A spindly leafless tree, hapless and undercoated by a thin
Layer of frost, or snow, thrusts wild frustrated limbs at its absence
Of reflection in the grim dullness of a wintering lake.
Yet an inky lemon hue of foliage, incongruous in the pressing gloom
And scarred by a toothless cavity, gaping with malevolence and sin,
Is mirrored below the murky surface with its all seeing eye, a presence
Sinister, a grotesque manifestation wallowing in the opaque
Depths, or even a submerged sunflower, hiding from the elements of doom…
Pete Ray…
3rd December 2025…
The horror within the beauty attracted me…
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