ASTER

 

Aster, starflower of the Gods

Pleasing to the varied eye

In their beauteous abundance

And loved equally by the butterflies

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

Bound for the sea

ALBATROSS

 

The Albatross on the wing

Over southern ocean

The sun gleaming

On it’s out span pinion

THE KITCHEN GARDEN

 

Umbrella-shaped flower heads

Borne upon their stems

With fragrant open umbel

Sway in the gentle breeze

Of the kitchen garden

Stirring parsley, dill, and fennel

CHANTICLEER COCK

 

In the farmyard

Where the chickens scratch

A Chanticleer cock keeps an eye

On his clucking batch

 

But if some unfortunate

Mishap should befall

Leaving the farmyard

With no cock at all

 

Then nature will take a hand

To correct the mishap

Turning one of the scratchy hens

Into a chap

THE SEASONS COME AND GO - AUTUMN

 

The seasons come and go

Almost monotonous I know

One after another, as planned

Like the sweep of a clock hand

Each season reminding us all

That from winter to the fall

Is yet another year slipped by

A step closer to when we die

A depressing thought I know

But let the seasons come and go

For I think it would be a crime

If there was to be no autumn time