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

  • New beginnings

    Goodbye to the home I grew old in To the house I built next door Adieu to the community I lived in For 40 years or more My garden has given me wonderful joy I’ve loved watching the wakening in Spring Or sitting by my little pond And taking everything in I remember the flycatchers… Read more

  • No airports here

    Breakfast in London Lunch in Paris Dinner in Barcelona On the top deck of the train It’s like sitting in our living room With our feet up With an ever changing view La vie dans le train! Read more

  • Frosty in France

    As we cross the Thames And wind our way Through Kentish fields Hilltop church spires Grey above a sea of white We rest and enjoy The view Across in France The bare winter trees Stand still above the freezing grass It’s frosty in France And as we travel gently south The day warms And the… Read more

  • Farewell

    This is about you. Not me. It’s how you see me. Not about me. Toxic i maybe But then you see I think. You’re toxic for me If you can’t see my generosity. My love, my warmth. see me as me. Then Yoü and I Are not meant to be So let me set us… Read more

  • Snug

    Waiting for a lift to the beach And sitting here in my wetsuit jacket Feeling ever so slightly Too bloody snug But smug In the warmth And the body hugging tightness And thinking I better jump into this December sea Before I get too toasty And cosy Here in my living room Read more

  • Did the post office ruin my birthday?

    Did the post office ruin my birthday? I don’t think it did so you see Cos next week I’ll have even more presents And more love and attention on me Don’t be upset that you’ve failed me I’ll open a bottle of bubbly instead And have avocado toast for my breakfast With an extra slice… Read more

  • Happy birthday

    Happy birthday to me 60 has set me free To be wonderfully me! Letting go of responsibility Loving you all unconditionally Dancing around ridiculously Embracing life’s frivolity Singing free and joyfully Laughing fun raucously Swimming bliss nakedly Living life zestility Full of new born energy Welcome To the new  GrannieBee Read more

  • A vegan in Peru

    I was an Alpaca eating vegan At least when in Peru But I didn’t try the Guinea pig Despite the value in their poo No fertilising chemicals Just loads and loads of poo Which is why I ate Alpaca As a vegan in Peru Read more

  • Old friends

    Beer beer did anyone cry As the strollers gathered in town Come to the very, yes very best Festival of beer that’s around So we came and we drank And drank wonderful beer And chatted with friends It was all such good cheer And we mingled and jingled And laughed with our friends With 30… Read more

  • Halloween

    A black witch came to visit The night of Halloween She danced and flew around us Bewitch-ed and between We opened the front and back doors And tried to coax her out We fluttered both our tea towels And turned off all the lights How else could we catch her? What else could we try?… Read more

  • Coming back

    So, as I pass through my old life On a slow moving train A murmur of memories Pop in and out again Some of them linger Some of them a while Some cause me heartache Most make me smile I seem so detached It catches me by surprise It’s like I’m looking Through another’s eyes… Read more

  • Christmas

    We’d just sat down to watch the king When we heard a knock on the door There was plenty of food left over For whoever had come to call So I opened the door with a joyful smile And the cold chilly air pounded in But there wasn’t anyone standing there Just a tiny shiny… Read more

  • Machu Picchu

    Above this very special place I feel the call of the Incan king And his Quechuan people What magic did this place hold? A sun worshipping sanctuary A monastery for the celestial empire Where sun and stars and earth join Inti Huatana Where for a moment on just one day They tied the sun down… Read more

  • Peru

    I feel the grip of Western greed Wrapping it’s cheating arms Around this simple Incan culture Young people living in social media Yearning for the bright city lives Leaving their heritage and language at home Too seek a so called fortune in the Western world But the fortune lies here in your Mother Earth Quilla… Read more

  • The Sacred Valley

    It’s a visual feast Pictures only tell part of our story Travelling through the sacred valley Basic homes, many half built My Western lens is tinged with guilt That our two countries are worlds apart Yet part of the same world, it tears my heart Hand to mouth, a basic life Farm to fork, or… Read more

  • Pisco Sour

    No sign of Paddington here after all In deepest darkest Peru But anything could happen After a Pisco Sour or two Arequipa the Spanish Colonial town With a brilliant volcano view Beware the rooftop sunsets After a Pisco Sour or two Condors flying the canyon Little humming birds too And even tiny crocodiles After a… Read more

  • Weymouth

    I relish the sand nestling between my toes The gentle lapping upon the shore The fresh cooling breeze holding me close And the late summer sun warming my core I float in the sea, a smile on my face Norman is here, sharing the fun I laugh and I splash in this wonderful place And… Read more

  • Grandchildren

    Did you say grandchildren are coming to stay Hold on to your hats we’re all going to play Up with the lark I’m ready to roll “Wake up Grandbob I want to play ball” And line up the cars and tuck them in tight “Granny bob are you up for a water fight?” And food… Read more

  • Mermaid

    I slipped into the sea today I felt like a mermaid without a tail The irony wasn’t lost on me Less like mermaid, more like whale Read more

  • My best friend

    I feel I lost my best friend this weekend We went away as a four and left as a three She was distracted and disengaged We both felt shut out Her hurt probably But we feel it So we drove away feeling sad and bereft But we came home to a warm welcome from some… Read more