Gothic Bat Glass Christmas Ornament gads-hw on the other snow-loaded pines

on the other snow-loaded pines against clear blue

silver through the belly and edged with copper acanthus curls that spill off both horns

a lit window or two — and one bare tree stands off to the left

Grey cloak

The sky behind the branches is amber and heavy

Gothic Bat Glass Christmas Ornament gads-hw on the other snow-loaded pinesBlack gems drip from the wings. A bat hangs beneath a small lantern chain, wings spread wide and worked entirely in dark metal scrollwork curls, spirals and pierced panels instead of plain membrane. Faceted black teardrops dangle from the lower edge of each wing and from the body, six or seven in all. Behind sits a moonlit wood in teal and lime, the full moon directly behind the bat's head, pale trunks either side. That metalwork is printed onto the