Lughnasadh

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

  • Wheatear on a wall

    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

  • 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