A GARDEN ALTAR
I sit quietly beneath the sunshade Watching all the life around me parade Hoverflies sip sweet nectar as they please Snapdragons shut their lips tight behind bees. Butterflies weave in and out amongst plants That my delighted eyes placed to enhance The riot of colour and smell planted A garden altar to heaven granted. It's so amazing that we can achieve A result so perfect when we perceive The concept of so many things to grow Reliant on our desire to flow. At last in sunshine shown to perfection Living plants laid out for eyes detection From nowhere, insects feast n the reward Their inter-action cannot be ignored. And soon the song birds are tempted lower From the neighbourhood, cats watch and glower Feathers strewn about like angel's traces And spiders weave webs around their places. No matter what first jolts your intention All of nature weaves it's own invention Can't judge the victor between good and bad Sunshine lifts my spirits, I can't be sad. |
A YEARNING
Inside a puzzling longing Strange desire for belonging Beyond the pull of mortals Tugging through unknown portals. A yearning for the unknown Distracted and daydream prone Strange unremembered yearning Unfathomable burning. The memory is hidden But snatches come unbidden Submerged in everyday tasks clothed in temporary tasks. Gliding along the surface Gives life support and purpose But deep down something's missing Tips of the fingers kissing. Clothed in fog but still teasing The ungrasped thought still pleasing A promise of things to come The adventure just begun. |
Photos used under Creative Commons from Jay Woodworth, Dendroica cerulea