BENEATH THE DUSKY GREY SKY

 

Beneath the dusky grey sky

Of low scudding clouds,

The ambient air was damp

Blown in from the west

On the same storm fed wind

That chased the clouds

Across the autumn sky

DAWN

 

The distant mountains

Pale in the mist

Reach up to the sky like children

Waiting to be kissed

 

As the sun comes slowly into view

It turns the vast sky blue

Birds awaken bright as the day

As if to chase the night away

STORM FRONT

 

The gulls screech and scream

Swooping above the cliff top

On the waves below white horses ride

As the tide surge is broken to a stop

 

Fishing boats appear to dance

Driven by the weather to the south

They make slow progress in the swell

As they bob towards the harbour mouth

 

As the weather quickly closes in

The gulls desert the cliff top

Making their way inland to safety

Waiting patiently for the storm to stop

SUNLIGHT DANCING

 

Bright sunlight dances across the open water

Glinting like diamonds in the soft march winds

The surface occasionally broken by rising fish

Far-reaching ripples expand as a splash rescinds

 

Without warning the morning peace is shattered

The silence broken by breeding ducks in a brace

Flying and gliding effortlessly in perfect harmony

Until clumsily hitting the water with a lack of grace

 

An intruder and his dog appears on the lakeside path

The alarm is raised by geese honking frantically

Adult swans noisily adopt their defensive stance

Huge wings out-spanned and charge dramatically

 

The once tranquil scene is lost in a cacophony 

All the nesting wildfowl have now been alerted

The intruder and his dog disappear along the path

The peace returns now the danger has been averted

 

Bright sunlight again dances across the water

Glinting like diamonds in the soft march winds

The surface occasionally broken by rising fish

Far-reaching ripples expand as a splash rescinds

SUMMER GARDEN

 

Suspended Baskets Spill Scented Color

Gently Swinging In The Summer Breeze

Pollen Drifts Unseen in the Fragrant Air

Causing Sufferers to Cough and Sneeze

 

Maids Scantily Clad In Pastel Colors

Girls Wearing Little to Keep Them Cool

Scanty Outfits Set Men’s Pulses Racing

The Men Who Watch Sit Back and Drool

 

Men in Shorts Wear Socks with Sandals

Middle-aged Women Dressed Up As Lamb

Deciding To Satisfying Their Appetite

Eating Sandwiches of Cheese and Ham

 

Lunch Consumed and Glasses Emptied

The Drink Is Drunk So No More Boozing

Homeward Now They Make Their Way

To End the Day by Dozing or Snoozing

 

Babies Asleep in Buggies or Prams

Children Laugh From Slide and Swings

The Garden Full Of Carefree Chatter

Roaring Trade Till the Last Bell Rings

BIRD ON A REED

 

A reed moves

Under a birds meagre weight

The reed disturbs the calm water

Ripples echo outwards

Across the lake

Flat calm on a balmy eve

Each ripple expands out

And with each inch it grows

It stretches and diminishes

Until it is no more

Until another bird settles

On another reeds stem

CAUGHT IN A STORM

 

The sky blackened     

Dark as night

Then comes the flash

Of a Lightning strike

As the storm ensued

Panic struck me

Thunder rattled overhead

I fell upon me knees

I prayed to God

Spare me this day

I prayed to God

To chase the storm away

Then the skies lightened

And silence was all around

A gentle rain fell

As I raised from the ground

Then everywhere about me

Cherry blossoms blew

Like gentle pink snow

And immediately I knew

You had heard my prayer

You had protected me

You where there in every petal

Of that cherry blossom tree