So ungainly on the ground
Quite displeasing to
the eye
But when they
effortlessly
Spread their wings and
fly
They perform a
graceful ballet
Across the bright blue
sky
Thursday, 7 October 2021
WATERFOWL
THE SHARP-EYED SPARROWS
The sharp-eyed sparrows
Darting to and fro
Examine the soil
Disturbed by the hoe
Picking out a morsel
And off they go
MARBLED SKIES
Marbled skies of broken cloud
Coloured with blues
and greys
In the frosty air of
winters bite
The marbled skies of
winter days
THE MELTING SUN
The last deep orange glow
Of the setting sun
Slipped beyond the horizon
Like it was melted
By its own heat
Sending the world into the darkness
Of the fast approaching night
DELPHINIUM
Delphinium, The dolphin flower
From Delphis, The
Greek for Dolphin
With bottle shaped
blooms like a dolphins nose
The golden Buttercup
is its Cousin
More humbly known as
Larkspur
Gracing the meadowland
they’re found in
LONELY EYOT
On the lonely eyot
The world hastens by
As the rain fed
torrent
Rushes headlong
Towards the sea
And the inhabitants
Of the quiet river
haven
In nest and burrow
Fear their island
homes
Will be washed away
THE RIVER WATERS
The river waters
Take their time
Slowly meandering
Through fragrant
meadows
Copse and wood
Rural idylls all
Where time stands
still.
Swans use a quiet ait
As an islet sanctuary
But the quiet waters
Though slow of purpose
Have no time to dwell
And are reluctantly
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