In a heartbeat

21st December 2017, Embleton Bay, 8am

Today is winter solstice, the original winter festival.  The solstice sunrise was undramatic but it's an important date on my calendar as my photography tends to keep me in synchronicity with the sunrise.

There is a grey-blue calmness in the sky.
Only a hint of sunrise reflected on the sea.
I lie back, shut my eyes and listen
To the wind,
To the curlews,
And to my heartbeat.
Above my head a flight of geese pass by.
Their honking calls are both a contrast
And at one with this morning