Moonlight

John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-1893) ~ The Old Hall Under Moonlight
This oil painter became known as the Victorian painter of moonlight.


In the lonely serenade of moonlight mists
Through the stark notes of naked trees
I see the pale lights of our music
Still dancing

Peril...

John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-1893) ~ In Peril
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Trapped
By seas
Hurling free
At the old wall.
Terror burns to ice.
Mesmerising moonlight
Pale, gaunt and unromantic
Haunts the upturned graveyard of fear
Hypnotising our cold dark wonder


Trapped by seas hurling free at the old wall.

NOTE: Poetry form - dectina refrain - created by Catherine Mackie, South Africa