wordle 61 into the deep

This is a bit rough, but it's just what came up from the selection of words which are:
draft, chest, spare, refrain, temper, string, racket, latch, blend, strike, crack, spare, trace


Crash went the spare oar,
and sank without trace.
Waves so high
the chest in the galley
slid from wall to wall.
I was seriously scared
but refrained from showing it.
Joked about a bit of a draft
and told her to tie
some knots
in a long piece of string.
I said we could measure
the speed of the wind
and the strength of the current,
but the racket outside
told another story.
Unlatching the door,
the tempest's temper
poured in.

The Retreat

Wordle 60

Crawl, shadows, bluffs, stain, corona, trembled, nail, vessels, willow, stones, brush, mud.

Retreat

I crawled out of the tent

to watch

the sun's first rays

stain the bluffs

red and gold.

This rural bliss.

A cool breeze

made the willow tremble.

A whisper of change.

Fronds brushing

the surface of the stream.

I drew a blanket

over my shoulders,

sat hunched on a stone.

I picked the mud

from under my nails

as dawn's majesty dulled.

Cloud shadows,

like doubts,

began to build

vessels of fear,

with which to carry me back

to the city.

Rural Adolescence

Wordle 59

Here's what came out of these words

crumple chisel draw edge pierce beat bruise crouch burst glow split crash

Rural Adolescence

Where the track split

You could choose

The long

Or the short cut.

Walking to the village

In the after glow

Of sunset

I chose the long.

To linger in the beech trees

Where goblins crouch

In the bracken;

Bitter bruised fronds.

Sweet honeysuckle, moss, lichen.

Their smells pierce

The senses,

Draw me on.

Along the edge of Loch Cuan.
An oyster catcher splits the silence
I walk
My heart expands

I reach the village in darkness

And burst in the pub

So thirsty

I drink a pint down.

The return journey much later

Is chiselled in my mind.

The short cut.

At least a hundred times

Winding, staggering, running scared

Of owls and trees and crashing bears

Ditch-drawn.

Crumpled, bed-blessed. Home.