A child standing atop a dolmen

Between the Fires: verses of earth and moon

poems by Zephyra

Other poems

Poems about life, love, family, and politics — not sorted into the seasonal wheel

  • Shoreham

    I pause for a moment as I’m walking past The churchyard with its freshly mown grass An ancient church from Saxon times Standing firm at the centre of this riverside town But my eye is transfixed by three men on a bench And a seagull on the wall up high I stop and I wonder… Read more

  • Colourful

    3 ladies sitting on a train One with a beret on and gold glittery shoes Her beauty shines through, with her bright eyes and funky dress The other two impress me rather less Young and chatty but underdressed Mother and daughter I would guess Take a look at the older lady to your right Shining… Read more

  • Diana

    Farewell to the little old lady Not! You were my inspiration for growing old And if I may be so bold It was your ‘Je ne sais quoi’,  You’re ‘Joie de vivre’ That made my want to take a livre  Out of your book And be sprightly and feisty And a little bit wicked And… Read more

  • Obvara

    I can imagine this vase on my sideboard Filled with colourful felt flowers that were a gift from Copenhagen Tell me about your vase that you made by hand With an underwater garden growing up it’s womanly shape Tell me about your  vase as I stroke it in my hand That those patterns emerged by… Read more

  • Steve

    Does death claim us all in the end Wrapping  round its’ dark tentacles and stealing us away? Or is life ours to leave? To leave behind our Essence in the footprints of others hearts To leave behind our smiles, our joys, our hugs, our wisdom And our friendship To leave others with an everlasting memory… Read more

  • Train ladies

    3 ladies sitting on a train One with a beret on and gold glittery shoes Her beauty shines through, with her bright eyes and funky dress The other two impress me rather less Young and chatty but underdressed Mother and daughter I would guess Take a look at the older lady to your right Shining… Read more

  • VE Day (80th)

    For me it’s not the victory But that their bravery Should live on in memory To those that defended our right to be free Our gratitude will always be In perpetuity and ceremony Read more

  • Reservoir lament

    No rains came A drought Said the water company And we banished our hosepipes Emptied our bathwater onto flowerbeds And showered instead But summer sneaked away And Autumn bought us rainy days The rain relentless Waterlogged our gardens Filled our drains contaminated our rivers Our seas So much rain we all said That’s us set… Read more

  • Dementia

    Have i forgotten who I am This empty shell like a living casket I’m lost inside, in a sea of choppy memories Broken up and shattered by stormy ravages  Relentlessly battering my failing mind Leaving just sporadic thoughts Of a world I left behind I’ve forgotten my essence, my soul My whole is halved I… Read more

  • Sea swim

    I’m in a joy bomb An explosion of dance And I prance And I leap Can this be real That I feel So alive As I zing And I tingle And mingle With friends The sun and the sea Are sharing with me The beach and the waves As I bounce I am brave And… Read more

  • Big Issue

    You’re hastling me Yes you are I don’t carry cash I don’t really want the magazine I’m sorry to hear that your wife has left And that you’re standing out in the rain. That you’ve been here since 8 o’clock And nobody bought the magazine But I don’t carry cash Hang on Wait a minute… Read more

  • Glyndebourne

    We were there Front row seats as the orchestra took their places in the home of opera What a treat Beautiful bassoons and earnest violins And an energetic conductor opening the night  An explosion of colour, a musical delight An incredible set and the greatest of fun  That is If you like opera 30 minutes… Read more

  • Morocco musings

    There’s a camel in the car park And an ibis in the drain A flock of storks are circling  On their way back in from Spain There’s a mosque on every corner And a piper in the sand And warblers singing cheerfully Joining in the band There’s eagles in the mountains And macaques amongst the… Read more

  • That beer

    The day started with a plan But ended another way Derailed by the windy day So we arrive hungry and tired And I think,  oh for a drink But what is it I crave? It’s the sitting down With friends around Debriefing the day  Watching the view Toasting, me and you With a beer Ice… Read more

  • Poem for Pascale

    French but with a Manc accent she said I’d say just French, quite French But we called her the Belgian Princess Im not sure why She called a mouse a mice And when she was hungry she was rayvenous She nurtured waifs and strays Looked at  friends  with a magnifying lens Never one to mince… Read more

  • Poem to the grandchildren who think they’re in a castle

    Far far away in a land full of bananas Was a castle on top of a hill Baby dragons flew round the gardens And the sky was incredibly still I knew a family who stayed there They swam, they danced and they played And at night they slept with the dragons And the fairies slept… Read more

  • Love notes and little boats

    A hug that paints a thousand hearts A loving poem afloat Bobbing gently in the sun On our forever boat Let’s dream our future one more time As we hold each other tight What adventures lie ahead As we muse into the night Read more

  • Grandchildren on the beach

    There’s no sharks in the sea GrannieBob said Just a few worms in the sea bed So they swam and they splashed and they played in the sea Loving the warm patches warmed by the wee The waves glittered as they lapped on the shore And they ate some pizza and then some more With… Read more

  • Festival fun

    So there I was sat on the loo When the south wind it suddenly blew It was jolly gusty too In fact it was quite a hullabaloo And the very next thing that I knew I was the toilet cabin crew Flying to Oz via Timbuctoo To see a wizard of Oz or too Where… Read more

  • Happy 3rd birthday Cleo

    If you look up to the stars tonight Under the light of the moon You will see a beautiful sparkly sight Like a special birthday balloon  Singing a happy smily song  To a 3 year old girl called Cleo Is a pink and turquoise Unicorn  Sitting  on a cloud of yellow Happy birthday she sings… Read more