And so it begins. Clematis unfurls its flowers to capture the sun and share its pollen.
CLEMATIS, growing more complex and beautiful with ageing and exploration.
EARLY MORNING BEAUTY
in a still moment
on the first day of summer
bird watches the dawn
the lemon lilly
opens its moist petals and
reaches for the light
verbena flower
welcomes the dawn with optimism
and a cool wetness
SWAN
GENTLY GLIDING
DOWN THE STREAM
in the space between breaths
quieting racing thoughts
and yesterday’s anxieties
carrying a kaleidoscope of hope
with strength and endurance
swan glides gently into
a bright new season
SWAN SONG POEM
liquid, limpid, oozing sun
pours its straight fingers
through a mackerel sky
an eye before sleeping
winks at the world
and melts into the sea
of a dying day
fish still blinking
scatter clouds
and distract the stars
from their cosmic dance
swans scratch the back
of an oily skin
and wings wake the moon
into twilight play
swan song
how long
branches, tendrils, leaf and bark
take shape from shade and silhouette
from shadow play
of wolf and fox
strange sounds they cry
and howl and bray
brassy, bold and daring sun
begins breaking the glass
of our troubled dreams
an eye before waking
winks at the world
and melts into the sea
of a new born day
swan song
how long