~ A Moon Symphony ~

Sad

men

use

elaborate

apparatus

to

incubate

a moon symphony

in

white.

July,2013

~ Emerald Green Waves ~

Emerald green waves

backlit by Equinox sun.

Autumn strokes my face.

21st September 2007

~ Backgammon Sand ~

Gentle waves greet sandy shore with soft kisses.

Golden sun plays peek~a~boo from behind lilac coloured clouds.

Seagull mews its mournful cry.

I walk on backgammon sand.

23rd January 2003

Newgale Beach

~ Purple Umbrella ~

Purple umbrella

abandoned in green bushes,

waiting for the rain.

28th June 2013

~Dance of the Butterflies~

Brown butterflies dance,

in the garden of secrets,

on a blue~skied day.

 25th June 2013

~ Spring ~

The blackthorn is 

beginning to bloom,

and the hawthorn is 

showing the tenderest 

of new green, as its buds 

slowly give birth to its 

Spring foliage.

::

::

The collared doves send coded messages

of coo~ing love to one another,

and Sol climbs higher

and burns brighter

every day.

18th March 2013

~ The Rooks Are Gathering ~

The Rooks are gathering

at Pelcomb Bridge;

making repairs to 

their grand estate

of twigs in the treetops; 

and heralding Spring

in a raucous chorus
of Rookery racket

::

::

and in the cold East wind

a Red Kite flies
::
High.

12th March 2013

~ Contrail Scars ~

 Early~morning eyes 

see blue skies with contrail scars.

Progress breaks my heart.

12th February 2013

~ Smiling Moon ~

I gaze at the smiling moon;

a silver crescent

in a Lapis sky.

14th January 2013

~ Mercury Falling ~

photo by Mark Lee

Silver horizon

Alchemy of sea and Sky

Mercury falling...

11th April 2008

~ Birds of the Stars ~

Sky

::

early~pale~blue.

Starlings

::

birds that fly with stars 

on their wings;

swooping in for the day,

chattering and singing

and making me smile.

 9th January 2013

~ Imbolc ~

Each dawn earlier.

Light returns to stretch the day

and to reel in night.

2nd February 2013

~ Assemblage Starlight ~

Photo by Mark Lee

Assemblage starlight.

Nature congregating.

Gravitational sidestep.

2nd July 2008

~ Closed Into A Circle ~

Confuse centre of expansion;

accurately envisaged,

stretching, swelling, 

surprising curvature,

distortion,

::

space.

Sense bend in manner;

the concept of irrelevant buttons,

closed into a circle.

30th June 2008

~ The Sea ~

  

I sit and watch your power, your beauty,

your wildness, your might.

You have strength, independence, freedom.

No one tames you, manipulates you; 

your will is your own.

You work with the wind and the moon,

You love the way they make you move.

Watching you lifts me high,

makes me sing;

and we have a common tide 

you and I,

expanding and contracting,

inhaling and exhaling;

the very motion of 

life.

11th February 2002

~ Newgale ~

Black clouds to my left.

It is raining out at sea.

Now it rains on me.

2nd January 2003

~ Three Beautiful Pearls ~

Photo by Mark Lee

Haiku 1

Theophilus chain:
Cyrillus, Theophilus
and Catharina

Haiku 2

Seven~day old moon
Shows south Theophilus chain,
three beautiful pearls.

13th July 2005

~ The Storm ~

A thunderstorm blows itself 

into our sky;

all flashy, and showy and loud,

 backed by wild wind and rain torrents.

We turn out all lights

and turn off all noise,

and stand at the window

to watch its performance.

I give a startled 'oh' 

as I get blinded by each flash,

but thrill at the unfettered 

power of this Full Moon storm.

26th January 2013

~ Worms ~

A blackbird in a cemetry

swaggers on a gravestone

surveying his necropolis territory,

 though heedless of its yard of bones,

- the only link - worms.

25th January 2013

~ An Owl Hoots a Lonely Call ~

 

Jupiter and Selene 

slow~dance across 

the evening sky,

but it is Cassiopeia who

captures me tonight,

with her 'W' of woe...

and I hear the sea's tempest

and an owl hoots

a lonely call.

24th January 2013

~ Inhaling~Exhaling Sea ~

 Trees sculpted in sand.

 Inhaling~exhaling sea

A master carver.

23rd January 2013

~ A Pre~Dusk Quick Step ~

Bright snow~light through glass.

A silver shine frisking along,

a pre~dusk quick step.

21st January 2013

~ Cwm Cerwyn ~

Cwm Cerwyn beckons ~

an escape to play in

vermillion drifts

and down icy slopes

as white winter

occults the green.

2oth January 2013

~ Haiku in Welsh ~

Mae hi'n oer heddiw.

Eira gwyn ar y mynydd.

Amser cynnau'r tân

19th Ionawr, 2013

It is cold today.

White snow over the mountain.

Time to light the fire.

~ As I Gently Drift to Sleep ~

The fire is warm,

though fading as the night ages.

Ash and willow burn,

red embers dimly glowing

as I gently drift to sleep.

Waka poetry

17th January, 2013

~ Water Music ~

Light water music

as rain drops into puddles,

I hum a new tune.

17th January 2013

~ A Storytelling of Crows ~

The wind has stilled and

the birds cheer in a chorus

of peace, as a dove coos.

A hazy, filtered sun dips westward

behind the branches of Ash trees,

which stretch upward into a creamy

blue sky;
::
::
and crows gather in a story.

::

::

::

and I sit....and breath.

 15th January, 2013

~ A Gateway to Light ~

and the trees grow through
and show a gateway to light,
woven in magic.

January 11, 2013

~ As Things Are and Remembering ~

~

A nettle and raspberry

place their leaves in a 

heart~shaped portal outside 

our bedroom window.

The starlings have returned;

their dark, glittery silhouettes 

replacing the fallen leaves

as they convene in loud, chattering

verboseness among the sleeping

branches of Ash.

The rain continues; 

clouds crying as they

witness the abuse of

Earth.

The sun shines through;

a hopeful ray

::

::

::

remembering.

There are rainbows in our living room,
from a wedding~bell crystal.

11th November 2012

~ Ancestral Art ~

Ivy clasped Hawthorn,

Inspires Celtic Knotwork.

Ancestral art.

22nd September 2012

 

~ A Haiku River ~

A haiku river,

streaming syllables flowing

over rocks and stones.

13th April 2012

~ Silvered Driftwood Goddess ~

Silvered driftwood goddess
hugged by herbs
in the Garden of Secrets

12th October 2010

~ Impressions from an Autumn Equinox ~

A harsh caw of a crow ~

a discordant sound

disrupting the tunefulness

of fast running water, 

as it empties itself

into the stillness 

of a large pond.

Willows, Hawthorns, Hazels,

Ash and Sycamore

surround me;

we exchange breath.

A red~breasted Robin

looks with sharp eyes.

A heron flies.

The mist~filtered moon seduces

Pipistrelle bats.

22nd September 2012

~ Lullaby Memories ~

Black rimmed hearts
on a circular drum
above a nest of mud;
once home to fledglings
long flown.

A vinyl Leonard at 33 ½
does his round on the turntable.

I sit quietly, eyes closed,
remembering Suzanna
and unmade beds ~ night time
Lullabies


for an expectant mama. 

12th April, 2012

~ Lepidopteran ~

Ripping, tearing, pushing,

I emerge into re~birth,

brand new and fragile

with wings wet and weighted.

I pause.

::

Breathless.

I wait.

Wings unfurl; drying.

A stretch, a slow, dancing flap.

Faster, 

then faster, 

and faster still

::

Until

Gently. 

Gently.

::

Jewelled wings

::

Take flight 

2nd September, 2008

~ Let Me Fly ~

I have a yearning....

A bone~deep burning

To do something wild ~

To merge and meld with elementals.

Spilling out of pores

Oozing out of barely contained soul

 I have a mind to rip open my skin,

Step out and fly ~

That would ease this desperate swirl.

I am a cocoon,

Protected.

Let my flesh open wide.

Let me FLY.

2nd September, 2008

~ Happiness Is ~

Kissing My Man

Hugging Our Boy

Cuddling our little dog

Cloud watching

Finding heart~shaped and holey stones

Feeling sun's warmth on my upturned face

Drinking cool, fresh, sweet water

Smelling honeysuckle

Hand~stitching cloth ~ slowly

Moon~watching

Chocolate melting in my mouth

The sharp taste of rhubarb crumble

Smelling woodsmoke

Laughing out loud

Smiling ~ always smiling

Making a spiral in the garden

Creating a garden

Watching bugs 

Working with crystals and stones

Hugging trees

Making Flower Essences

Not worrying

Laughing with My Man

Laughing with Our Boy

The things we need finding their way to us

Working with the Earth

Smelling a rose

Recycling

Making tinctures

Blending creams

Washing my hair

Rinsing my hair with essential oils

of

Geranium, Neroli and Ylang Ylang

Having a shower

Having a candlelit bath

Smelling bluebells

Watching a spider weave her web
Making a Christmas cake
Using essential oils

Using herbs
Using a vintage typewriter

Reading a good book

Smelling lilacs

Baking bread

Reading poetry
Writing with a Parker pen

Sitting in front of an open fire

Owning a Rayburn range

A country kitchen

Simple, old furniture
Making Chai tea

Going on roadtrips
Walking in Nature

Blue skies

Bright stars in a black sky

Drinking tea in tea rooms

Dancing 

Drums

Music

Writing poetry

Dressed warm on a cold day

Wearing hats

~ Bluebells ~

Dancing bluebells 
Ring in Spring
Chiming cheer
In the Garden of Secrets

April 19th, 2011

~ Moments Shared ~

As I fold wet clothes

into the willow laundry basket,

ready to be hanged on the

washing line tomorrow morning,

: :

I catch myself smiling,

as I think of moments

shared with my husband

earlier today.

: :

I am happy.

8th May, 2012

~ Last Night ~

A watery, lunar~ghost of a moon

punctuates a cold, damp night.

A ground saturated with rain

makes gurgling, crackling sounds 

of drowning.

A sleepy brrrt of protest

from a bird disturbed.

A windless leaf-shimmying 'goodnight'

from Elder.

4th May, 2012

~ A Streak of Black and White ~

Raven on an Ash bough

outside my bedroom window

free-falls in a glide.

A streak of black and white

as a magpie flies past ~ fast.

Wren is loud for her size.

Blackbird sings.

3rd May, 2012

~ A Lover of Fire ~

A lover of fire,

of passion,

of ardour;

:

:

all senses intense,

as they slide

into the fertile

celebration 

of a 

Beltane rut.

17th April, 2012

~ A Happy Daisy ~

With winter yielded, and 

Spring well advanced as Summer's midwife,

I dream of being warmed

to my bones;

every cell crying out 

for vitamin D;

and with face stretching upwards

like a happy Daisy

I will purr.....

cat~like

:

:

content.

23rd April, 2012

~ Vernal tide ~

The river, 

down to the sea.

Braided, writhing water

pulled by a Vernal tide

under a 

Mother-of Pearl sky.

17th April, 2012

Unseen Lyrids

The heart's morning

felt its promise

free the sun;

as stars dim

in a brightening blue,

and shoot, 

unseen by naked eyes;

a shower of surprise.

21st April,2012

~ Willows Weep My Name ~

Winded blue sky,

Cold with dreams

of granite~sharp rain

slicing into flooding streams,

where willows weep my name.

18th March, 2012