Tag Archives: peace

Peace

September 19, 2020poem, Poetrypeace, poem, poetryThe Cheesesellers Wife

Peace is a flightless bird
swimming in an ocean
leaping high to avoid sharp rocks
at the shore
diving deep into gloom
to find sustenance

Forefathers

June 8, 2019poem, PoetryD-Day, Europe, family, peace, poem, poetry, warThe Cheesesellers Wife

One walked into shellfire for a mile
and a half
to check if a barbed wire barrier
was now holed

One fought Ottomans in Salonika
and fought again in the next war that burnt Europe

One built underground factories,
and stood at the end of a
bombed and burning street
mourning

We tell their great grandchildren,
watch them weep,
while grateful that
in most of Europe
war is distant

Each of our Grandfathers survived their wars, but my Aunt lost an fiancé — one of the many American GI’s killed on D-Day.

Forefathers

May 28, 2019history, Life, poem, PoetryD-Day, EU, Europe, family, Forefathers, Grandfather, peace, poem, poetry, warThe Cheesesellers Wife

One walked into shellfire for a mile
and a half
to check if a barbed wire barrier
was now holed

One built underground factories,
and stood at the end of a
bombed and burning street
mourning

One fought Ottomans in Salonika
and fought again in the next war that burnt Europe

We tell their great grandchildren,
watch them weep,
while grateful that
in most of Europe
war is distant

Each of our Grandfathers survived their wars, but my Aunt lost an fiancé — one of the many American GI’s killed on D-Day.

Snorkel

December 7, 2016beauty, Life, nature, poem, PoetryAtlantic, azores, dolphin, Life, nature, Ocean, peace, poem, sea, snorkel, snorkeling, swimming, travelThe Cheesesellers Wife

Snorkel

In the bay
A furious scrum of fishes
Contesting over I know not what
Eagle rays glide above
Between islands
Atlantic swell buffets
Dolphins sway and swerve
Deep below me

Suddenly I’m there

November 23, 2016art, beauty, nature, poem, Poetryart, beauty, language, Life, nature, peace, photo art, poem, postcard, Russia, sun, zenThe Cheesesellers Wife

Suddenly I’m there

Suddenly I’m there
Hearing the birdsong above the murmuring of the water
Cool under the tree
Enjoying the dappling of the hot sun
Breathing deep
Inhaling the scents of a woodland stream

Poem inspired by Zen Postcard 13 at https://photo-art.me/2016/07/01/zen-postcard-13/

Shingle

November 16, 2016exmoor, Life, nature, poem, Poetrybeach, England, Life, nature, peace, poem, poetry, shingle, travel, wavesThe Cheesesellers Wife

Shingle

Lying on shingle, hat over face
Having wriggled a hollow in the stones
Dry crackling thumps from breaking waves
Fill my ears
White noise with a heartbeat that matches my own
Muscles melt in the sun
Flow into the beach
The high tide has stopped three feet from my toes

Stone in the water

November 12, 2016art, beauty, exmoor, Life, nature, poem, Poetryart, beauty, dawn, England, Life, peace, poem, pond, ripples, sunThe Cheesesellers Wife

Stone in the water

Deep plunge pool in the heart of the moor
Centred in spring time unfurling of bracken
Shadowed by a twisted thorn tree
Water pours in over a mossy lip
Large pebbles line the sloping
Glowing colours in crystal water

Something falls
Breaks the surface
Circles upon circles radiate
Contours ripple to a point of disappearance
Sparkle in the dawn light
Stone in the water