In the garden’s embrace, red petals open
The first rose of summer is here
Petals crafted by nature, kissed by the sun
Its beauty says … Read the rest
Year: 2024
In the Sun’s Warm Embrace
In the quiet of the sun’s warm embrace
ies a narrow boat marina, a place of grace
Where sunbeams dance on the water’s surface
And … Read the rest
In the Sun’s Warm Embrace
In the quiet of the sun’s warm embrace
Lies a narrow boat marina, a place of grace
Where sunbeams dance on the water’s surface
And … Read the rest
He Waits
The chair, still under the table
The wine, half a glass left
The company, small artificial flowers
And so he sits alone, bereft
He’d hoped, … Read the rest
What Is It About Georgia
Turn on your radio, give it your ears
How many songs will you hear about Georgia
Midnight Train to Georgia, Georgia Rain, Georgia on my … Read the rest
No More News
I stopped watching
I stopped listening
I stopped reading
I stopped talking about
THE NEWS
The endless speculation
Facts – what are those
Just doomsday … Read the rest
Reflections on a Poetry Gathering
Men of a certain age with long hair, wild beards and an occasional hat
Women of a certain age with long flowing hair and dresses… Read the rest
Possibly
Possibly today will be better than yesterday
Possibly today there will be no rain
Possibly today I will find red shoes
Possibly today my knee … Read the rest
A Day Trip to London
Trains – standing room only
Tube – disruption
Poetry event – very crowded
Raffle – won £50 worth of books
Harrods – very posh, but … Read the rest
The Echoes of Rural Silence
In the middle of quiet farming fields
Silence reigns as echoes dance
Telling secrets to the hedges and trees
And the earth softly sings with … Read the rest