On our wings
wing-tip, feather light,
sharp edge cutting air—
the lift, the swell, the surge
sharp edge cutting air—
the lift, the swell, the surge
Echoes
Salt water jewels:
the brine polished these pebbles;
still they shine for me
*
The many and the few:
these I could not bear to pass—
colours of the sea
the brine polished these pebbles;
still they shine for me
*
The many and the few:
these I could not bear to pass—
colours of the sea
Mountain ash
quickbeam, catching light,
marks the passing of the day
bright bark and berries gleaming,
exalted by the evening sun
marks the passing of the day
bright bark and berries gleaming,
exalted by the evening sun
Autumn
Sky
The cat in the night sky:
pin prickles where his claws went,
climbing the firmament.
pin prickles where his claws went,
climbing the firmament.
Lavender and whites
Windhover
Like kestrel,
Hover on steep slope of wind.
Flare out your feathers or keep them trim.
Hold your head still, above all.
Hover on steep slope of wind.
Flare out your feathers or keep them trim.
Hold your head still, above all.
On Firle Beacon
Cradled in a cauldron of beacon-top sky,
Falling towards the stars as we fall towards sleep.
A moment of stillness becomes a hush of caught breath,
Contemplation of suddenly pointed ears, nose, eyes,
There, on the threshold of the alien night,
Paused with mistrust a moment, then gone.
Falling towards the stars as we fall towards sleep.
A moment of stillness becomes a hush of caught breath,
Contemplation of suddenly pointed ears, nose, eyes,
There, on the threshold of the alien night,
Paused with mistrust a moment, then gone.
(no subject)
The edge of summer
The evening's measured out in hoofbeats:
Reined in, held to a steady pace;
For glib June is pulling a half-length ahead,
And the thudding refrain of the bay sweeps
Of a sunny field across water's race
Tugs and teases like the summer's edge.
Reined in, held to a steady pace;
For glib June is pulling a half-length ahead,
And the thudding refrain of the bay sweeps
Of a sunny field across water's race
Tugs and teases like the summer's edge.