Flame

meditative tool, the light glowing down the candle,
black curved wick with red glow into fluttering flame
blue at the core. apricot flame
peace

glass bauble

A glass tear, hand blown in some inferno, now icy, green and luminous

Feather

Speckled, bars of brown on tan, fidgety marks either side of a strong, dark quill. Fluff changes to solid but not solid. Part the feather and it smoothes back into a single blade. Perfect design by nature.

Ammonite

symmetry, pattern making, like a tractor tyre
soft antiquity, spiral chalky beauty

Pill pack

Empty pill packet. Each blister crumpled like an old volcano. The broken foil twangs. Seven days, seven capsules, one blank to fit neatly on the rectangular pack. Expiry date 04/2015 but empty pack will not expire in landfill.

Hyacinth

Blooms blue to violet crunched over lime green leaves

Their pungent, sweet smell swells to the corners of the room

2014 Small Stones

From today, 1 January 2014, I will be repeating my previous Small Stones Challenge. I choose something to reflect upon and write a few words. Simple.