If I can stand a while in thought, and tranceThe clouds away to brighter clearer skies; Along the lane I’ll run and glimpse a passing glance Afforded in return a valuable surprise.The hedges tall ensconced with bramble, Sink sunken lanes devoid of any view;But every now and then like rhythmic punctuation rambles, A gateway lightsContinue reading “Unseen”
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Sonnet- Autumn
If I could slow the moving tide of Autumn, Stop each and every leaf prepared to fall;Would I miss the fading hues verbatim,The beauty in the colours of perennials tall?Chattering, the swallows meet too soon to fly;Patterned forms stir beauty in striation; The buzzard shrieks an urgency of cry;Across open land, a shadowed murmuration. HowContinue reading “Sonnet- Autumn”
Sonnet – For the Turn of the Year
For the turn of the year,the time is nigh;The earth on its axis will spin its course Amidst a storm deluge out of the sky;The raging flood rivers running full force.Sheep hug the hedge at the edge of the field;The gale so relentless,branches are bowed;Nature is silenced its armour to wield;The ground is sodden whereContinue reading “Sonnet – For the Turn of the Year”
Ruth Partridge 