after “Fragments of Light 2020” by Elaine M Goodwin
inspire divinity priming this splinter shifting
inner mist dove lifting to whitest air whisht
feathers flit moon distils if stilling to rime
mid quiver thrills in liminal light rising cirrus
guiding icon high lightning tightening sinew
swift flights wind glistens commingling time
gift sighs which mirror raised in gilt blessing
sky line within quiet simplicity reflecting skin
limns life inner spirit in visible script finishes
frost liquid icicles prisms beginning to sin
crizzling twists of pearl shells split wings fall
tilting tiles into silver finings pitched to catch
the veil the veil of still crystal fluid spilt glass
hinting shadow a Christ figure whispers why
gathering dark charcoal myth spitting shape
while sharp river elides spilling final grit inscribing
mute swans pewter smoke stays weighs heavier
slips shimmering yet misses this elegy being kind
skirling flow smooths dirge while pure grey tears
clipping yin yang sintering mosaic origin ex nihilo
Clare Bryden “In the beginning”, Mosaic & Glass, Issue 9, 23 June 2025.
image © Elaine M Goodwin, “Fragments of Light 2020”, https://www.elainemgoodwin.co.uk/img/gallery14/08.jpg
