The silence of animals -

The deer turned to look at us - 

Their gaze swept over us like a ray of gentle light - 

My heart smouldered within its nest of bone - 

Each perfect shape before us was utterly still and silent - 

Above the leafless trees was the bright unearthly sky - 

We, too, were silent - 

Each moment marked by my watch was a breathless eternity - 

15.30

Saturday 30 January 2016

Highwood 

Purbeck

Dorset