LEAVING WINTERS SHADOW

 

When we come out

Of winters shadow

And it’s finally spring

There is fire in my heart.

And a lightness in my step

And the world seems full

Of infinite possibilities

THE CHILL WIND

 

The chill wind

Bitter and biting

Buffeted the house

Rattling the windows

And whistling at the door

Exploiting every weakness

Exposing every crack

To chill us to our bones

THE STORM RAGED

 

The storm raged

Thunder roared

And lightning flashed

As rain fell unrestrained

From leaden skies

Like liquid knives

Dropping into the sodden land

Night came early

Beneath the slate grey

Until a tear in the fabric

Of the unremitting deluge

A perfect patch of blue

Showing through the heavy sky

Brought tranquillity

With a glimpse of heaven

Through the darkness

A beam of heavens light

Shone down upon the land

A beacon from above

To let us know

We are not forsaken

THE SWIFT

 

The familiar forked tail

And crescent wing

Of the agile Swift in sky

Performing aerobatics

Above the fields of gold

So pleasing to the eye

LONG TAILED LINNET

 

Long tailed Linnet

Sweet flying Finch

Trill and twitter

Your pleasant song

All Summer long

KINGFISHER, KINGFISHER

 

Kingfisher, Kingfisher

A glint of silver

Catches your eye

And like an arrow

You dart with purpose

Beneath the water

With barely a splash

Disappearing for a moment

Before returning

With the silver prize

SMOOTH SOFT STONES

Smooth soft stones

Picked from the beach

Rounded and smooth

To the touch

Opened a floodgate

In my mind

As distant memories

Rushed in

Of a different time and place

A simpler time

And way of life

When hours could be spent

In the innocent pursuit

Of ducks and drakes