Wednesday 11 January 2023

AS LENGTHENING SUMMER SHADOWS

 

As lengthening summer shadows

Give way to Autumnal shades

The last snows of winter

Are but a heartbeat away

THE SEASONS COME AND GO - SUMMER

 

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 summertime

THE SEASONS COME AND GO - SPRING

 

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 springtime

ILLUMINATED SUNSET CLOUDS

 

Illuminated sunset clouds, lit

Like smoke in a funeral pyre

In red and orange shades

As the sky burns with fire

Tuesday 3 January 2023

THE PAPILLION AFFAIR

 

My friends happened to mention that

They didn’t particularly like butterflies

And my parents lost it completely,

Not caring for wherefores or whys

My friends became persona non grata

Treated as if they were evil Visigoths

It wasn’t as if they harmed butterflies

They just thought them arrogant Moths

NATURE GIFTED US WITH THE SNOWY OWL

 

Nature gifted us with the snowy owl

Who on majestic wings takes flight

In the Arctic regions of the North

Hunting its prey both day and night

LIKE WIND BLOWN PETALS

 

Like windblown petals

The snow fell in gentle swirls

Settling on the landscape

To delight the boys and girls

BATHED IN SUMMER SUNSHINE

  Bathed in summer sunshine Gentle breezes stir the stems But above in the golden sun Grow an array of perfect gems