You face the camera, Your eyes full of hopes and dreams, Lit up with a smile. Ration-book physique, Post-war agoraphobia – How could you be strong? All that remains is A tattered album full of Your monochrome smile.
Month: October 2015
Grandad Davies
I will always remember Great Grandad Davies And the prickle of his moustache. He was the smell of sweet tobacco and ale. He was a waistcoat And in the pocket was a watch on a brass chain. He was the tick-tock of a clock. He was pipes lined up in a rack.
As well as a love of elephants and all kinds of cats, I am fascinated by the…
Orangutan The rain forests of Borneo And Sumatra: Soundtrack of insects, Chuckling gecko And the rustling of trees; Backdrop of exotic plants, Butterflies and birds – To us they are alien worlds. The long call of a solitary male Reverberates. Amongst the canopy of leaves, A flash of reddish-brown, A kiss-squeak explodes; A person of […]
Under
Under sunset skies The colour of autumn trees Winter approaches
Cyber Spider
Source: Cyber Spider reblogged
Cyber Spider – a new poem
Source: Cyber Spider – a new poem reblogged
A haiku to the Norfolk horizon
Drama in the sky Clouds and silhouettes in a Norfolk horizon
Perpetuity
It is not the crest of a wave Studded with crystals of light That carries the heart Of the ocean rising And falling day and night It is the space inside Invisible to the eye A tunnel of truth That collapses And recreates itself in Perpetuity Image found on www.dailymail.co.uk
Sunday has come around…
and I am already anxious about visiting my mother in the care home. Remember Me Her eyes are still the same; Time has drawn a few more lines And they take longer to light up With recognition. Oh to go back in time, When she called me by my name, Hugged me close and kissed […]
Hydrangea
Source: Hydrangea
writing in north norfolk 