Lughnasadh

Spirit I feel you in this place A stone altar by a dead decaying sheep In sacrifice The land speaks to me  Gathering energy Centuries of history I feel it in me I celebrate this ancient space Imagine stories of this place Windswept, exposed, wild island seas I hear your laughter in the breeze I… Read more

(Arrival on North Ronaldsay – a mindful walk to the observatory) Soaring Fulmar, graceful in the sky Tuneful whistling, Golden Plover nearby A deserted beach, azure sea With Sanderling darting on the shore Blue sky and gentle breeze This is nature, nothing more A standing stone proudly high Punctuates the autumn sky And as swallows… Read more

A Neolithic circle Radiates energy far and wide A flock of golden plover Nestling by its side A Druid prays in silence For peace upon the Earth Sits quietly holding memories  From her peoples’ birth  Spirits dance around her In and out of stones Her ancestors are with her She can feel them in her… Read more

I sit in silence Breathing the air Absorbing the light Wind in my hair Feeling the ground Hearing no sound And then as if in a moment my heart laid bare Earths energy everywhere  Pure essence of life now mine to share I open my arms  Look up to the sky This moment on this… Read more

Slow and brambles Hedgerow  tangles Butterflies blue and brown Swallow, Redstart,  Wheatear feed Before the long journey down South to Africa they fly Frenzied feeding in the sky Before flying home, high And as I climb these old hill trails I sense the ancestors living this land  And hold their spirits  in the palm of… Read more

Joy is unleashed Mine I feel I can shine I’m alive and bouncy Even flouncy Open hearted Flying high Not shy Arms open Wide Not closed inside Unwrapped  and bubbly Lovely Joy to share To care To laugh and dance To rest and reflect To be here And there For life is now I breathe… Read more

The joy of sharing The power of now Of Nature Sharing her energy Spreading it wide Glowing  inside The rushing rivers The welcome shade The dappled sunshine The sacred glade The rhythmical rolling Of waves on the sand As the sun sets Over the land Moon glow Stars bright Sun sleeps Moon lights And so… Read more

Sat on the edge of the sea With her long flowing hair On rocks grey and glistening  A beautiful girl was there Her bright shiny colours By the frothy blue sea For a moment, just a moment She was a mermaid to me But when she moved from her pose Like a graceful gazelle There… Read more

I am a bold and beautiful woman Treading lightly on our precious  Earth I feel her light and powerful energy Ebbing and flowing with each seasons birth I am a strong courageous woman Full of hope and joy and truth I am a tender gentle woman Wishing peace upon all Earth I am a wild… Read more

Down on the river Adur As the estuary meets the sea I saw an osprey fishing Catching mullet for its tea He swirled up high above us Circling graceful in the sky As if to say “why look at me A good fisherman am I” A mid air shake confused us And stunned that helpless… Read more

Let me lend you a day in Sussex Where bright in the morning  sun  A soft early frost soon melted down The sign of autumn to come  Swallows dart and dive low over fields The sky the brightest of blue  Paragliders  motionless above  Sporting  bright colours in view Joy surrounds the Downs and the coast… Read more

I can feel the trees energy  reach up from the Earth into me I wrap my arms around her tight Hold her strong trunk with all my might And bond with her as in I breathe As raindrops fall upon her leaves  And feel within my mighty fire Fuelled by the strength of my desire… Read more

Wandering wondering whether to go From which way does the wind blow Shall I wait until tomorrow? Or pose on this wall for a day or too Gaining my strength for the journey to do How I will get there, nobody knows I’m drawn to the power of the planet below For she knows And… Read more

4 noisy goldfinch twittering on the wall Suddenly they flew away not twittering at all I heard a noisy swoop from below the wall And a speedy hawk came in to view Her breakfast plans they had just flew Phew! Read more

Give me a wilderness coastline Where the sea rages relentlessly Where birds wait for a favourable wind Before travelling home The rocky shore The scrubby cliffs Home to natures best Give me a wild and windswept shore and nature will do the rest Read more