Fog

Broiling with tumbling intensity
The fog embraces the trees
Warmly encircling them
In its damp embrace.
Sheathing everything in indiscriminate grey
And blurring harsh outlines
Objects meld into delightful blends
Striking, startling and surprising.
The light diffuses through the mist
In some places harsh and glaring
In others making little impact
Merely adding to the mystery.
Until the day moves inexorably onwards
Gradually burning off the mist
Erasing evidence of the event
But leaving a lasting memory.