we were camping here
almost this exact same spot
another lifetime
(august 2020)
as words turn inwards
bruised, battered and regretful
a pause and pale skies
*
collect the petals
and gather your rosehips, for
time passes, be true
*
time leafing through lists
seeking some sort of order
reflect the season
*
locked in our spiral
ascend and touch each other
fall into lost worlds
*
puck in the garden
grinning between the bushes
conkers in pockets
(september 2020)
*
Gilead, they said
a world fit for nobody
the storms are coming
*
yes gentle days pass
we look for our common ground
twisting in the wind
*
over my body
they ran their holy orders
grinning like pumpkins
*
eat enough, no more
is a damn hard thing to do
just one more morsel
*
I am not afraid
of all the changes, the days
the turning of leaves
(October 2020)
*
awake, time passes.
your gentle rest is broken
the earth must be walked
*
what about that day
the stories of life untold
the colours of words
(November 2020)
*
There’s not time today
from daybreak to work and back
alight in the gale
*
first light is pastel
the sky holds a disguised care
for the earth rotates
(December 2020)
*
these signs of frailty
a branch that might fail to bud
the trunk holds to life
*
the bright moon above
the morning sparkles with light
and the year begins
*
warmth in the day
dries the crust of the anthill
yet the earth is cold
(february 2021)
*
sun beating the wind
broad light dazzles the blue sky
the tide is rising
(March 2021)
*
in the icy wind
on these weather-worn shoulders
wear your courage well
(april 2021)
*
pause and take your stock
so many miles passed on foot
cold nights and long days
*
miles passed, miles ahead
the joy and the passion to live
as rain falls to earth
*
strong winds buffeting
bringing high weather eastwards
crow atop the pole
(May 2021)
*
warmth in the morning
time travelled to reach this place
shelter and belong
*
voice calls attention
scrambling over the harsh sounds
as the blackbird sings
*
the wind flaps gently
warm and a playful spirit
I look out to see
(June 2021)
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