Tranquility of a new day Cool rose light of dawnFresh breeze aloft an open window Running notes of birdsongCarried on the air; High up within ancient castellated walls ShelteredSerenity captures faded grandeurEnduring beautyIn the midst of time.
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Fathers
Your father and mine- A lifetime of memoriesA lifeline that threadsA storyThrough our lives; Fathers who set our paths and shaped them Selfless with loveEncouragement and wisdom,Rebuking our misdemeanoursFavouring honesty,Who gave us skills, who fashioned Our curiosity of ancestral roots;Sharing their love of the sea and river, Of rocks and moorland,Of stars and planetsAnd ofContinue reading “Fathers”
A familiar Sound
A call in the dark A familiar sound The cows went out last evening, Exuberant beyond all measure Overwhelmed by the spaceAnd the smell of spring grass;Like children Running and jumping Manoeuvring their giant frames In ungainly pursuit of jollityWith unconfined pleasureAfter a winter in the barn; Tonight unease- Calling into the night RestlessIn needContinue reading “A familiar Sound”
Fossil Hunt
When we place our feet upon the shore We hardly know what’s thereFrom recent falls and lowest tides Devonian fossils shared. Actually this fossil I now believe to be a bit earlier than Triassic – a Devonian brachiopod 409 million years ! So changed one word to fit in the poem !
Woodland Wonder
The rides thinned and lightened;The majesty of trees revealedArched in height and statuesque form Devoid of weight from summer’s clothing;Below, the forest floorCarpeted with native daffodils and wood anemones bestowedA reverential cathedral A hallowed placePunctuated by choral notes Of the river as it tumbles From the moor to the sea.
Four seasons of April
Twenty four hours Four-seasoned elements Wrestle withBanks of heavy cloudTraction a different rhythm Of snow flurries that sweep acrossBent rows of daffodils;A north wind pummels The naked branches of the ash;Winter defies with its iron claw And blossom falls from plum and thorn;The buzzard swoops low over the fields in a whitish hazeAnd disappears fromContinue reading “Four seasons of April”
Glory
Celestial light Cast on surging seasFrom heaven sent.
Childhood Memories – Little Town by the Sea
Drawn am I to childhood haunts,Memories of country dance on the lawns,Long afternoons on the sand.Nets and shrimps and boiling them in someone’s holiday kitchen by the sea;We went with people we hardly knew back then;Days were long and carefree;How many times have I walked that smart promenade and ,tired and hot, climbed the steepContinue reading “Childhood Memories – Little Town by the Sea”
Together for Eternity
Tonight maybe two stars will shine More brightly than beforeSinging will be heard on the threads Of the heavens Fifty nine years togetherand now an anniversary sealed for the first time In twenty fiveTwo lives who touched so many On their earthly journeyForever remembered Together for eternity.Joy just thinking Of celestial celebrationOf angelic chorusWhere timeContinue reading “Together for Eternity”
Light on the Beach
Rivulets of lightSnaked lines Like a delta fanShimmer on the surfaceOf golden sandLike pockets of elversIn constant motionChanging pattensPlaying in the morning light.
Ruth Partridge 