Lughnasadh

Poems written between Lughnasadh and Mabon (1 Aug – 21 Sep)

  • Lucky escape

    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

  • Portland Bill

    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

  • Sussex

    The blades of grass whisper and sing on the breeze as the sun rises and lights up our day. And the wind blows. And the hedgerows, erupt in flower and scent. And the butterflies. Brightly and lightly they take us to flowers and let us into their world. And the birds sing, like a thousand… Read more