Yellow Gorse

‘Yellow’ doesn’t really capture it

The word’s too soft, too pale

For the wild bright blaze of the springtime gorse

Lighting up the landscape on a dull grey day

Stoppng me still with the scent of sweet almonds

Bursting with beauty past the spindles and prickles

Hurting my eyes with the glare of pure brilliance

Framing each viewpoint

Marking each waypoint with fire burning beacons, and

Setting the hillside ablaze.

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The old Gaelic word for gorse is ‘teine’.  ‘Teine’ also means fire, or beacon.