A child standing atop a dolmen

Between the Fires: verses of earth and moon

poems by Zephyra

Life

  • Wending my way

    As the gorse exfoliates my legs And the stonechat chatter overhead I wade my way through heather moor Looking for the cliff top door The path has gone beneath my feet The undergrowth gets thick and deep Not one has tread this path before Then suddenly I spy the door A little gate, an unused… Read more

  • Love

    We sit apart You on that bench Me on this Basking in the roar of the waves And warmth of the sun Delaying that kiss Read more

  • Sea view bench

    I like the idea of a bench by the sea where people I love can remember me but for goodness sake whatever you do don’t put it where bracken obscures the view! Read more

  • Steyning festival

    I was walking past St Cuthman With the venue in creation A town in preparation, Our streets in decoration A great anticipation For the big top revelation And then. The party started! Families enjoying, Music enchanting Friends chatting, Joining, caring People dancing, Experts sharing Children parading, Artists drawing Authors reading, People volunteering Groups a gathering… Read more

  • Schools out

    I see them here I see them there In fact I see them everywhere Lads are loafing Girls are glowing Mostly with their midriff showing Up the High Street On the grass Laughing, joking Out of class Like champagne corks Wild and free Full of fizz and energy A brilliant infectious vibrancy Frolicking mindlessly in… Read more

  • Beltane

    On the eve of May As sunset passes And the world begins to sleep Out of her slumber Flora dances And the young oak king Takes his chances Their love Our union Of Earth and sky A greenwood marriage Igniting fire And passions rage With strong desire Vitality and joy abound Hopes and dreams The… Read more

  • Castle cove

    This is the place To rest and relax To feel the light breeze And the suns warmth To be The restless waves hug and kiss The patterned rocks and sheltered cove For a brief moment a low flying cormorant races the ferry Then we are back to the calm of the sea Calling to me… Read more

  • Brian’s bench

    We sat four a breast Marvelling at the perfect size of ‘Brian’s’ bench Immersed in the view Making friends with the Robins Serenading us Wondering about Brian When a chance encounter Left it’s mark on this place Brians friend coming to pass the day with him Connected us to the community Almost all dead now… Read more

  • Fowey

    Relax and breathe Seaside joy Moving yachts Land ahoy Warm sun Bright boats Sandalled feet Winter coats Laughing gulls Lapping shore Teeny eels Buoys galore Ferry trundles Shore to shore Cathartic wait Wanting more Blissful water Lazy sea Colourful river And me Read more

  • Where am I?

    I feel I’ve entered a Zombie apocalpse An almost silent world Everyone sitting in front of their coffees Going cold Is that mine? Or yours? I don’t know Suddenly a conversation Only it’s more like two monologues Delivered face to face But it strangely works A connection between two people Living in different space Inside… Read more

  • British summer time

    Waves rushing between the groynes A relentless roaring pulsing force A ship on course For the harbour Rattling pebbles, fizzing foam Dancing shells alongside the low morning rising tide Adults wrapped up in down jackets and woolly hats Children bare armed throwing stones Dodging the incoming waves Feeling brave Staying dry Almost Sun glistens out… Read more

  • Morning

    Crescent moon like a wisp of feather Pale pink sky like a flush of heather Eastern hills glow full of the dawn Here I am at the start of morn Another dream another day I salute the sun in the ancient way Good morning moon, Good morning sun My day has wondrously begun Read more

  • Forever men friends

    Three single men smoked weed and drank beer and went for a walk over the wheelchair friendly bridge Only it wasn’t that friendly Conversation flowed faster than the river Irwell Politics, science, and the meaning of life Football stadium capacities Like a game of Top Trumps Their routine their comfort blanket Friendships cemented Love mostly… Read more

  • Bye bye

    Farewella Suella Cruella Not puppies, but people YOU treat them the same I’m a human, With a story, No glory, And I live in in a tent, And I can’t pay rent, My life is spent, Because you don’t care About me over there I matter too As MUCH as you I AM A BRAVER… Read more

  • Forever

    Your heart beats with mine as I float in the sea We dive through the swell with laughter and glee Waves hug and stroke me as you hold me tight We laugh and we dance in the full moon light But as the sun rises and we walk hand in hand There’s only one set… Read more

  • New beginnings

    Goodbye to the home I grew old in To the house I built next door Adieu to the community I lived in For 40 years or more My garden has given me wonderful joy I’ve loved watching the wakening in Spring Or sitting by my little pond And taking everything in I remember the flycatchers… Read more

  • No airports here

    Breakfast in London Lunch in Paris Dinner in Barcelona On the top deck of the train It’s like sitting in our living room With our feet up With an ever changing view La vie dans le train! Read more

  • Frosty in France

    As we cross the Thames And wind our way Through Kentish fields Hilltop church spires Grey above a sea of white We rest and enjoy The view Across in France The bare winter trees Stand still above the freezing grass It’s frosty in France And as we travel gently south The day warms And the… Read more

  • Farewell

    This is about you. Not me. It’s how you see me. Not about me. Toxic i maybe But then you see I think. You’re toxic for me If you can’t see my generosity. My love, my warmth. see me as me. Then Yoü and I Are not meant to be So let me set us… Read more

  • Community fridge

    On a crisp November morning, I was walking to meet my friend when I saw this queue and an A board that said community fridge. A fridge I ask myself. A fridge for the community. Does it save electricity. What can it be? Something for free? So I join the queue and I’m glad that… Read more