Category: Madeira

With a heavy heart I leave
The Atlantic pearl surrounded by sea
And even after twenty years I grieve
As paradise disappears behind

Magnificent cliffs … Read the rest

An archipelago in the Atlantic
A place with summer droughts and winter rain
But Madeira is always fantastic
And people visit it again and again… Read the rest

So many months away
Waiting to be able
To enjoy a Madeira day
Which is always so agreeable

Back on an island
Of charm and … Read the rest

A large blue rabbit
Came to breakfast this morning
Not one tried to grab it
Or tell it to go away

But porridges and yoghurts … Read the rest

Mountains behind it
The Atlantic before it
Funchal nestling between
Certainly, a city to be seen

Classic hotels, old and new
Many with views over … Read the rest

A floating garden second to none
So many gardens everywhere
Flowers of wonder growing in the Madeira sun
And so many scents in the air… Read the rest

As the night moved towards the dawn
The island awoke and
Resettled itself on the seabed
But today life just continued on

Buildings moved, people … Read the rest

The island draws me
Year after year
Once there watching the sea
Can always bring a tear

Alone in a Northern Ocean
The island stands … Read the rest

Madeira again fades away
So many times, nearly there
But again, our plans are stuck in clay
It really is getting hard to bear

Rebook … Read the rest