Dusk to Dark

dusk to dark

Clare Winchester

dusk to dark

Clare Winchester

daylight s e e p s a w a y s i l e n t l y

leaving b l a c k e n e d b r a n c h e s

old le a ve s t h a t c l u s t e r

lik e d a m p b a t s

shadows de e p e n i n t o i n k y p o o l s

velvet shro u d s b r a m b l e d b u s h e s

the milk-rou n d m o o n l i f t s h e r s e l f

to reve a l r i p e f u l l n e s s

he r l i g h t f a l l s

picking path s o f l u m i n o u s p a t c h e s

per fect she l i e s o n b r a c k i s h w a t e r

while night s o u n d s p i e rc e s t i l l a i r

echoes li n g e r f ro m t h e ow l

sile n t l y p a s s i n g

Daylight seeps awa y s i l e n t l y, leaving blackened b r a n c h e s .

Old leaves cluster like damp bats.

Shadows deepen in t o i n k y p o o l s , velvet shrouds bram b l e d b u s h e s ; the milk-round mo o n l i f t s h e r s e l f to reveal ripe fulln e s s .

Her light falls, picking paths of lu m i n o u s p a t c h e s .

Per fect she lies on b r a c k i s h w a t e r while night sounds p i e rc e s t i l l a i r.

Echoes linger from t h e ow l silently passing.

dusk to dark

Clare Winchester Accordion fold book, printed in archival inks on Somerset Velvet Enhanced 330gsm Text set in Garamond

Origination: Fourteen paintings in oil on wax board inspired by memories of a walk in Hole Park, Kent 24th January 2011 words by Clare Winchester

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Printed by Pratt Contemporary Published by Clare Winchester 2011 www.clarewinchester.co.uk