Spreading her cloak of red and golden leaves she comes, heralding fecundity the bounty of the good earth ready for harvest Her cloak billows out and the trees understand mimicking her colours in the long winding down as Nature relaxes, settles preparing for bed Bring in the gifts of God to His people…
If I were you, and you were me things would be different, you see I’d be the one with all the clout and you would be at my mercy You’d plead with me to change my mind I would savour your pain And pityingly, I would say … no, wait, let’s start again …
I never felt the knife Thin and oh so sharp elegant and shiny sliding in smoothly under the rib cage into my heart For my own good, you said it’s better this way, you’ll see life is so much better when you’re dead Knife comes out bright blood contrasting the metal sheen I…
This is the right place the place of belonging Where cool winds blow the sun is warm the land is rich This is home and hearth the niche where everything fits all connected and connecting like pieces of a jigsaw finally whole Nothing unnatural comes here The cycle of like is uninterrupted untainted…
Wish upon a falling star and peg your hopes to a flaming meteor Blow out the candles on your cake and wish on the symbolic extinguishing of flame Wish upon a first star on where your sight lands toss a coin in a fountain throw your wish in behind break a wishbone with a friend…
We push off from the bank rowing out into the current moon is full, and high shining on the water scattered clouds skitter across the sky and a chill wind blows making us shiver wrapping our coats around us Our boat catches the current and takes us, swift and sure past houses, under bridges until…
Everybody’s got an opinion Everybody wants to complain Everybody thinks they know better Everybody’s insane What’s so hard about talking together What’s so hard about being polite What’s so hard about communication What’s so hard about doing it right All I ask for is peace and quiet All I ask for is silence…
A tree stands at the world’s edge roots clutch stubbornly to the crumbling cliff confronting the abyss defiantly ‘I shall not be moved’ Sun dips low, and in the dying light branches stand out clear and stark Solid and strong, built to last But the cliff keeps crumbling Come, let us shore up the…
On a cool clear day a lake lies gleaming rushes define the shore while lily pads dot their way across to where the distant trees sway and dip, waving swishing out a greeting and a summoning if I were light as air I would dance across the lilies to answer the call of the far…
Lean on me, my friend let me shore up your weakness You seem to be thirsty I will give you a drink When did you eat last there is food here for you And a bed when you’re ready for much-needed rest Here is a shower to wash away the dirt Clothes? I have…
Eclectic Assemblage 