Journey of Words

Category: Poetry

  • On Fire

    Sunset kisses sea Pale light clings to high west sky Sunrise builds in east . n.b. Solstice a time of magic and mystery when sleep evades capture and unfettered imaginations run wild. A beautiful time of year. CLP 21/06/2020 →

  • Spiral

    Caught in an up draught Whirling in the whorl Rooks, crows, jackdaws and gulls Spin over the hill brow Wheeling atop green barley Above the red tiles Higher and further Across the marsh Circling out to sea On a bubble of hot air . CLP 20/06/2020 →

  • Getting up and walking to the beach to watch the Sun rise in June at 04:29 hrs

    Barn owl Blackbird Swan Cat Cockrell Swifts Geese Sea poppies yellow Shingle Gulls Young people Bonfire Terns Crows gulls beach lower bank Mackerel Hares Piping calls Larks Avocets Ducks Pigeons Shadow Cyclist Reed warbler Cattle Swallows Cats Cars Pigeons Footsteps Gravel Cool wind Roses . CLP 20/06/2020 →

  • On Life (ii)

    ~ As our time passes Heart-breaks inevitable Roses shed petals ~ CLP 19/06/2020 →

  • On Life

    Wind tears at roses Petals fall exposing hips Flowers become fruit . CLP 20/06/2020 →

  • On Long Summer Days

    Enjoy all this light As warmth builds, life slows, pauses Nothing need hurry . CLP 18/06/2020 →

  • On Privacy

    All we do is seenWhat is this imagined place?All we read is known ~ CLP 18/06/2020 →

  • On Knowing (xiv)

    Back to origins To restore, revive, renew What is precious . CLP 17/06/2020 →

  • On Knowing (xiii)

    Bees abuzz with joy Bloody poppies swamp this field Countless fragile blooms . CLP 15/06/2020 →

  • Peak of Summer

    I can’t hear myself Think with all these grasshoppers Bees and birds singing . n.b. June…love it! CLP 16/06/2020 →