Friday, 9 July 2021

SHORELINE

 

We walk together hand in hand

As we stroll across wet sand

The sun sets, as the day grows old

Turning silver seas to shining gold

We continue our walk in twilight

As the moon illuminates the night

And the stars adorn the heavens

The sea breeze soon then freshens

Surf moves higher up the shore

We head back to home once more

A BUTTERFLY FLUTTERS BY

 

Butterflies flutter by

On a balmy summer afternoon

An earthy fragrance in the air

After a shower of summer rain

Mingles with jasmine and honeysuckle

And you doze on the patio

Only to be awoken

By the more powerful fragrance

Emanating from the BBQ

And the chink of ice in a G & T

 

Thursday, 8 July 2021

SUMMER COLOUR

 

I love the colors of summer

From Vivid pinks loud and shocking

To more paler and subtle

And all those in between

Whites of abundant variety

Blues of every conceivable hue

Deep velvet purples and vibrant violets

Greens contrasting from dark olive

Through luscious emeralds to pale pastels

Soft lemon and pale sensual yellow

Loud in your face, reds, crimson and scarlet

Across the spectrum every shade

How I love the girls in summer

Wednesday, 7 July 2021

WEATHER OR NOT # 1

 

They tell us it’s the climate

That makes our country wet

So, climate is what we expect

But weather is what we get

Monday, 5 July 2021

SUNSHINE

 

A day without sunshine?

Now let me get this right

A day without sunshine?

That would be like, night

Sunday, 4 July 2021

FALCON IN THE GARDEN

 

In the late summer sky

The falcon in majestic flight

Spied it’s unfortunate prey

Then swooped down from great height

 

With lightning speed

It took a pigeon on the wing

Then with much less grace and style

It performed a clumsy landing

 

In a quiet village garden

On the sunny patch of grass

The falcon went about its work

And performed the coup de gras

 

From the house a curious cat

Peered out with envious eyes

Through a window as the falcon

Devoured its pigeon prize

 

The cat crept through the cat flap

In its most stealthy way

The falcon though was off

But left behind its pigeon prey

 

The cat inspected the pigeon

Sniffed it and poked it with her paw

Found it a disappointment

And she strolled away once more

 

As she strolled back to the house

The falcon swooped to the ground

Snatched up his pigeon prize

Before the cat could turn around

 

The falcon had taken the bird

Leaving nothing in its place

Leaving only feathers on the lawn

And a scowl on the cat’s face

Saturday, 3 July 2021

ON A STORMY NIGHT

 

On a stormy night

As stranger’s slumber

Around the gables

The wild wind howled

And rain hit the panes

Like thrown gravel

As the lightning struck

And thunder growled

AUTUMN MORNING

  The mist cascaded down the hillside Like a maiden’s hair Tumbling onto her shoulders The bare branches of the birch trees Pierced ...