Skylight: raincloud with winged birch seed Out of the darkness before dawn comes a whistling wind, seeking slits in the window frame. Window, the eye of the wind. The haunting note drowns out the sounds of the rain.
Dawn is held back, reluctant. The skylight window pane is awash. The wind whips the tall birch, slaps leaves and winged seeds against the glass.
Clouds lour and, for a moment, lighten. The rain halts and blackbirds appear in the birch trees. Where were they in the wild time? The whistling wind is gone but the sky grows darker, presaging rain.
Dawn is held back, reluctant. The skylight window pane is awash. The wind whips the tall birch, slaps leaves and winged seeds against the glass.
Clouds lour and, for a moment, lighten. The rain halts and blackbirds appear in the birch trees. Where were they in the wild time? The whistling wind is gone but the sky grows darker, presaging rain.
The twilight hour. Throughout the day, radio 3 has Music For The Hours; the divine office of Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Mass, Sext, None, Vespers and Compline. The Canonical Hours mark time, reaching back to 516 AD when Saint Benedict laid down his rule.
Last night, the clocks went back an hour. Not sure when we are. Rain spits and gurgles and the light fades for Halloween, the eve of all saints..
Last night, the clocks went back an hour. Not sure when we are. Rain spits and gurgles and the light fades for Halloween, the eve of all saints..
For a spiritual high, listen to BBC radio 3 Music For The Hours, the Tallis Scholars. Broadcast 31 October 2021. From a room with a view, await the crepuscular hour, turn out the light, listen to The Divine Office and drift through the darkness as lights appear in the town below and on the remote fells. Drift, like a leaf, like a winged seed through time.
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