Mabon

Winter is coming  The autumn leaves call As they dance and float And gracefully fall Onto the pavements Where they blow around Clump in the corners Not making a sound  Then caught by a gust They rustle and swirl Like crisps in a pack They scrunch and unfurl Swept by a sweeper And drenched by… Read more

A fiery sky follows dawn Fighting with a thick grey cloud Lighting the autumn trees  with a gold and russet brown Sun wins the battle Clouds melt away Blue skies and warmth A bright autumn day  Read more

That window of time We are lucky to find A hillside sparkling with Hirundine Darting and diving Brushing and gliding Sweeping and swooping Down below  Twisting and turning  Chatting and snacking Agile and speeding  Down below  Like a figure of 8 My gaze is turning Watching and wondering At them flying below And once in… Read more

Sitting waiting watching being Birds migrating, people seeing Hazy warming thermals rising Eagles soaring, swallows feasting  Crossing the Straits and leaving Spain Seeking sun, avoiding rain Spring before they’re seen here again What a treat to watch the world go by And witness these birds as home they fly Read more

Soar like an eagle High in the sky Go girl fly Riding the thermals high above ground She leaves over sea  Then turns around Africa looking too far away She’s not going for it today Another lizard one more night Tomorrow she’ll try another flight  May a fair wind speed you and hold you high… Read more

What a change this season brings From greens and blues  to orange hues And brown and gold and yellow too The leaves they fall and fly and glide They rest in piles where critters hide And some hold longer to their trees Rustling in the autumn breeze That last hold on to summer past And… Read more

Vast desert Wild open plain Volcanic hills So little rain There goes the train Animals roam Where water flows Cacti flower Nothing else grows But the wind blows Condors soar By the canyons cusp Farming terraces Thrive in the dust We have wanderlust Read more

If I could bundle all the joy That I feel sitting here Watching the boats bobbing gently in the bay The sun warming my face And the birds busy in the hedgerows Then I would call it Essence of the earth What a gift Read more

A heron wades slowly As we bask and relax Just watching and waiting Seals and shags fishing gently With the leisurely tide Weed ebbing and flowing Sea shimmering blue And still we sit and watch And soak up the warmth It feels like summer again As we bask in our joy Of watching, nothing But… Read more