A child standing atop a dolmen

Between the Fires: verses of earth and moon

poems by Zephyra

Nature

  • Eclipse

    The golden fields darken as the air takes a chillButterflies stop flying and the sheep go stillThe moon has her moment as she silences the sunToday night came early and then day again begun Read more

  • Lammas

    The fields are goldenSun and EarthIn union mirth Gather in the harvestStore the grainHope for rain As the farmers reapAnd the loaves riseWe share the prize Of the fruits from our earthAnd under the full moonWe sing natures tune Read more

  • Carningli

    I love arriving on open land Out of a sunken hedgerowWhere gorse and heather growPurple glows amongst the gorseA trickling river makes its courseFrom mountain side to open seaPast purple heather and Rowan treesAnd through it all a simple breeze Curious sheepin Bracken deep And up here I can seeAbsolutely no body A well worn… Read more

  • Source of the Severn

    What felt so specialWas that such a strong and powerful riverCould start off so small and delicatePlynlimon’s river daughter Hafryn bound for the seaJoyous with gentle energyOh what it is to be free Read more

  • Waterfall

    A wooded glenAnd through it callsA host of lovely waterfalls Twists and flowsFast and slowsSmoothing rockAs it goesSpeeds through chutesAnd narrow grooves Pools on holesOn top of rocksRushes pastAt speed of knotsThen round it curlsIn eddy swirls And onward fallsIn deeper poolsAnd rushes furtherDown the river An endless flowA shimmering glowAnd crystal clear So full… Read more

  • Rainbow

    Red kites soaring in the skyOrange glows from moorland highYellow flowers swaying in the breezeGreen leaves rustling in the treesBehind them a morning mist rolls inI pause to feel the glow withinViews of of valleys, hills and farmsI greet this day with all its charmsAs a rainbow shines and holds me tightAnd day emerges from… Read more

  • Calm

    Blissful blue, powder sky, fluffy white clouds passing by The ground alive with butterflies Azure lake shimmering hue Mountains holding snow like glue Cow bells clang in relentless charm This is natures healing calm Read more

  • Guest

    This is your world And I’m a guest Your silver peaked mountain And I’m in awe Your mist rising From the valley floor As swifts fly high In the morning blue sky And the morning wakes This a day makes  Read more

  • Midsummer

    Precious moments sitting by the waters edge Surrounded by Swifts Transfixed by this mesmerising moment of joy Hearing their wings beating And their little slurps of water Watching them graze the shimmering lake Graceful and nimble, swift They fly so close, but always pass It’s a spectacular show Silent special wonder  A gift for midsummer  Read more

  • Gull love on a rooftop

    Love on a rooftop She sat on the chimney stack He nestled close beside Silently they shared the space Still and dewy eyed Busy blue skies frame their pose Corvids squawking overhead  A light wind ruffling feathers And still they sit, with nothing said We watch this silent pairing As birds around them frame the… Read more

  • May

    N’er cast a clout til May is out I heard the shabby old man shout Was it his business any way That I was drenched from heavy rain My skirt was skimpy I must say That wouldn’t keep the ticks away And here I was wet through and cold And here he was quite dry… Read more

  • Air

    I feel the wind in my hair  Breathe the fresh air It’s tender caress, holding me  It’s’ energy, shared with me  The breeze, in the trees In the waves, in the sea  Its’ cloak encircles me  As I cherish the breath, in air I am free I breathe in with the wind And out with… Read more

  • Beginnings

    I feel the awakening of the land Spirits drumming from the sand Sea birds grazing the waters edge Sparrows noisy in the hedge  I sit and hear the Selkies sing A plaintiff call upon the wind Hold our hand, across the sand Sing our song they sing to me And then I feel their energy… Read more

  • Great Bustards

    When there’s something good In the neighbourhood Who you going to see Great Bustards!  We went on another Bustard hunt And saw plenty of plastic bags And too many stones and lots of rocks And plenty of wind beaten flags Meanwhile Vicci was still in the back Binoculars trained on the ground While 4 types… Read more

  • Trees

    The skeletons of trees, leaves rustle in the breeze Spongy ‘neath our feet, a fairy woodland treat Dappled morning shades in green emerald glades Birdsong bold and bright in moody morning light Crispy leaves  as clouds glide, scrunch as fairies hide Glisten after last night‘s shower, I feel this woodlands power From the Earth beneath… Read more

  • Yule

    Night unfurls As the wind swirls Creaking like an old spring As the birds sing  Sleepily like a musical note As the trees rustle  restlessly like an old worn coat As the raindrops beat upon the ground  As the waves crash all around Like a giant calling from a hillside place We are standing in… Read more

  • Shadow

    I walk with my shadow Together we stride In  the morning sun  We open arms wide On dark winter days  my shadow it hides Waiting for sunshine To brighten our skies She doesn’t come out When I’m in a wood But the sun peeps through So I think she could She grows very tall On… Read more

  • Autumn leaves

    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

  • Autumn sun

    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

  • Torness

    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