FROM UNEXPECTED CORNERS

Once everyday without permission, perhaps twice 

comes reminders in the form of images and words

that lay a clever ambush from unexpected corners

They flash past swift, in the blink of an eye

depositing the right amount of dovish lift

to wings folded in wait, waiting to flutter

A dash of colour dropped on life's canvas

that warms and spreads like a conjured spell

energising the fabric of the ordinary day

with genuine frisson to one who recognises

the dropped hints amongst hidden signs

keepsakes plucked from a time tucked 

Uncanny yes and more so overwhelming, 

the thrill unveiled in that rare moment

that asks not to reveal coded answers 

Fleeting though the instant, it is enough

for that gentle wave to transform my core

and I spread my wings to soar to you once more