Tag Archives: winter

Bowl of Mysteries

Posted on January 12, 2026 by jillbpearlman

The house was warm, but down the road,everything steel-gray – the vast curve of the bay, clouds thin and skinned, each streak a pale sister of the other.   The shades have no names, so delicate, merged, chilled.  Darkly brooding,  wading into my poor mind. I’d … Continue reading →

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Lost in the Narrative

Posted on February 3, 2025 by jillbpearlman

The cabin is clapboard white, its slanted roof white, drifts of snow are white.  If not for the sun’s glitter, all would disappear.  No one has written the story, as of yet no black letters.  There comes the old woman, bent like a … Continue reading →

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Bright Rim of Ear Lyric

Posted on December 23, 2024 by jillbpearlman

Asterisks and diamond dropsand the cold, so cold,Lording-over-us blue  and the rose chill – sky’s bright rim of ear, so cold, asking to be nibbled this renegade that escaped,a maraschino cherrya cocktail on ice so raw and belovedthe song’s song be-longing in … Continue reading →

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Winter Dance

Posted on January 11, 2019 by jillbpearlman

Winter Dance Birds moving in the dead of winter – where to?  Half the tribe whirls towards the west, then breaks with sudden panic, flapping to an open tree; they mark its naked branches hot-house blooms forced open or scarves … Continue reading →

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