Geraldine Fleming

noble moments

an ancient goldsmith traces
daring veins back to the treasures of Varna
crafting at his ease-curved bench
earnestly focused
this artisan in aurum
bends and shapes
with fire and mettle
tap/ drill/ saw/ file
experience cast in solid forms

a timeline of hallmarked headlines

as lemel cradles in the drape of the bench skin
modest remains from noble endeavours
slivers of shards
flecks of flakes
grains of goldust
so capsule moments are ignored until
memories are revalued
worth exceeding weight

Geraldine Fleming retired early from an all-consuming career due to ill health. Bereft of purpose in her new life she found herself drawn back into past interests. This newfound freedom allows Geraldine to renew her interest in creative writing. She is a member of the Causeway U3A Portstewart Writing Group in Northern Ireland and enjoys writing both prose and poetry. In 2019 she was highly commended in the Bangor Literary Journal and more recently published in Pendemic.