I stand before the shallow field And whisper to the dawn And see the sunlight burst to life Before the rabid storm The squalling winter’s day precludes The swallow form her nest And drowns the harvest yet to yield And wakens moonlight’s rest It ought not be so (or one might think) – It ought […]
Month: April 2021
The ocean’s child
The ocean was his child He played with while away The sky was an absconder From a royal’s dour day He listened to the ‘Helmsman’ His wife (one day) – would replace Gravity – sincerity His choice – his saving grace I will endear myself to thee And give honour to the Crown For ever […]
Haiku poetry XXVI
A sky of emptied tears Nightfall turns warmth into winter – A wan smile – soothing
Building forever
A speckle of dust Flies in his face Defeating a smile Standing aside A wail of wind Blows by his mind Distracting a thought Where frustration resides A feast or a famine Flooding rains or dry earth Food thrown in the bin A lone man is diving Cherish the lentils The taste on the tongue […]
Sundress with a smile
Man – he stood alone and stooped Assistance offered by another man’s cane Pedestrian pavement spoke to the street As clever as clever as loud as vain Eyes they darted here and there Left – right – up – down Unfamiliar a look on ageing face – Wan smile replaced with ample frown Can I […]
I happened on a stranger
I happened on a stranger With a smile that said friend And struck up a conversation Mixed with laughter and no end Her face was warm and glowing Like the sun on sparkling sea No sense of grief or sorrow Only merriment and glee I had nothing to give her But simple innocence aglow As […]
sensualism 