Water laps at its feet
Global warming has arrived
When will we see water in the street
Realities can’t be denied
Little by little our … Read the rest
Year: 2023
A Small Flower
A corner of the garden
Says Spring is here
It’s time to open your heart
As the Winter starts to disappear
How does such a … Read the rest
The God of Death
I am here to give men
Their pleasure in spilling blood
Over centuries, again and again
Often in battlefields of dirt and mud
I depict … Read the rest
Natures Hand
A dull day, rain came and went
But narrow boats continue to move
All without a murmur of discontent
And clearly in a floating groove… Read the rest
Toby Jugs
They sit over the fireplace
Do you wonder what they think
Do they like to look on your face
As you stand and order a … Read the rest
The Real McCoy
It casts its shadow
Across the lawn
Even in the snow
And certainly in the dawn
The Damson tree asks
Me to rest in its … Read the rest
Wonderous Colours
A patchwork of wonderous colours
Spreads across the Shropshire land
Is this a painting by numbers
Coloured by natures hand
Fields of yellow, green and … Read the rest
Just A Tree
I have guarded this forest
For so so many years
I have witnessed peace and unrest
Seen laughter and tears
Children have climbed in my … Read the rest
War
War, such an aggressive sound
One that enters your brain
And you think battlefield
Or even worse nuclear rain
A word, it seems to me… Read the rest
Tyrley Lock
Intrepid canal travellers slowly float
Through the Shropshire countryside
Many on a decorative narrow boat
Don’t you want to hitch a ride
Entering and exiting … Read the rest