The rug is blue
With a wide orange border
Part in shadow
Part in bright sunlight
The two settees
And three armchairs
Are placed with their backs
Against the common room walls
The floor is wooden
A long way from its best
Most days I would try to write a poem; it is a practice, as I suppose is meditation, or smiling, or watching the world go by
Tuesday, 25 September 2018
Monday, 24 September 2018
Knowledge
Will I know more
By Sunday lunchtime
Will I know more
By looking back at these notes
Will I have captured
The stillness, the breeze
The beauty, the love
The altogether me, just being
And what of those
Who were here before
Where are they now
What became of those poets
By Sunday lunchtime
Will I know more
By looking back at these notes
Will I have captured
The stillness, the breeze
The beauty, the love
The altogether me, just being
And what of those
Who were here before
Where are they now
What became of those poets
Sunday, 23 September 2018
Four Walls
Are these the trappings
A room to oneself
In the middle of the day
A room with French windows
Overlooking a garden
With birdsong and roses
I am also conscious
That I could have painted
The canvasses on these walls
I am though less conscious
Of my purpose; or of
What it is, which draws me here
A room to oneself
In the middle of the day
A room with French windows
Overlooking a garden
With birdsong and roses
I am also conscious
That I could have painted
The canvasses on these walls
I am though less conscious
Of my purpose; or of
What it is, which draws me here
Saturday, 22 September 2018
Love
There was a table
Now there is no table
Was there a water feature
There is one now
But unkempt, and overgrown
There was laughter
Most supportive
And much appreciated
There were children
Playing hide and seek
Also other games too
Which they had invented
All by themselves
Now there is no table
Was there a water feature
There is one now
But unkempt, and overgrown
There was laughter
Most supportive
And much appreciated
There were children
Playing hide and seek
Also other games too
Which they had invented
All by themselves
Friday, 21 September 2018
Change Has Occurred
This time will be different
For now you don’t know
What you bring with you
You don’t know what you seek
Or how you might seek it
Except that contemplation
Yes, contemplating, meditating
That might help, and yes
The writing is a good contribution
So simply to be aware
To take notes, to write down
All of the possibilities
For now you don’t know
What you bring with you
You don’t know what you seek
Or how you might seek it
Except that contemplation
Yes, contemplating, meditating
That might help, and yes
The writing is a good contribution
So simply to be aware
To take notes, to write down
All of the possibilities
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