Thursday, June 25, 2020

applauding themselves
pigeons haul
their bulk aloft
the pale undersides
of oak leaves-
storm winds
both particle
and wave -
skylark's song
heralding daybreak's
westward flight -
dawn chorus
stone gate posts
and iron railings -
enclosing wilderness

leaves filter
the morning mist -
listen

or

listen as
leaves filter
morning mist
skipping molehills
as I run -
parallel lives
blackbirds looking right
then left -
abandoned railway platform
rosebay willow-herb
and dandelion clocks -
the old railway station
casting nets
on woodland paths -
high noon
where once stood
a stately home -
peacocks calling
sowing seeds
I hear the flap
of pigeon's wings
cycling downhill
mouth tight shut -
summer insects
my car bonnet
thick with dust
and cherry blossom

 plastic flowers at the roadside - everlasting memories