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

  • My best friend

    Close friends surround me with joy Shared experiences changing us both forever Beautiful footprints on each other’s hearts And as my closest friend drifts away I’ll hold her footprints close But tread some other friendship paths With friends that want to walk with me To share stories and laughter And hold each other close Read more

  • A man made Scottish wasteland

    No, those lambs aren’t cute Their families have grazed this land to within an inch of its destruction And sod the piles of peat sod Sliced from the land where ancient folk trod Legacy of the lairds Who cleared the crofts And let sheep ravage the land To feather their nests No birds left to… Read more

  • Machir beach

    Time stands still The wild Atlantic waves Beating an incessant rhythm The crunch of my footsteps Like the beat of my heart Finding a path Birds come and go A wrecked ship stays forever Reminding us of the perils of the ocean But today, it is just the sea, the beach and me Utter tranquility Read more

  • Injustice

    I pause to listen as skylarks scold And try to smell the houses of old I can almost smell the rough wood smoke And hear the chatter of crofting folk Ruins of crofts lazy by the lane Achingly beautiful, hauntingly alone Telling the story of the arrogant Duke Clearing crofters away from their home Evicted… Read more

  • Wednesday

    I’ve got that holiday feeling What day is it today? I wake to a silly sheep Thinking grass was greener she slipped out onto the road But now she wants to get back to her lamb The lamb cries back And then the whole field join in Read more

  • Ferry queue

    Stationary cars, but you can sense the air of anticipation A line of almost matching motorhomes in perfect formation Cyclists arrive breathing heavily and flushed Rushed One hill too many to get here I imagine An ambulance waits on the corner Hundreds of stories Coming together for one journey And then we part again to… Read more

  • Scotland

    Even indoors it feels cold We have left the warmth and drought of an early summer behind us in Sussex Braved the heavy rain and an icy wind To walk through this Scottish town Sensing the beauty from the windswept sea And feeling truly English We check the weather forecast again It still says Rain Read more

  • The root of evil is greed

    In blissful ignorance we hide Behind rising seas and burning skies Precious habitat rent asunder As into wilderness we plunder The glorious Earth and what has been A distant memory no longer seen Those rich and famous may live long enough to know what man has done And as they contemplate without us We whisper… Read more

  • The price of what I wear

    The ‘wear me once dress’ Never cost less But It’s costing our future The carbon, the water And yes, It’s not fair But what you wear Has a price of its own that will stifle the Earth But for what it’s worth We can get out of this mess All you need is LESS Be… Read more

  • Boris

    How can you Stand up anywhere And expect us to believe you Where’s your respect for the people Vote Brexit you said And fuel bills would decrease The NHS would be rich And we’d look after the fish in the sea Lies Well fuck you Bojo I’ve completely lost my Mojo Fuel bills paralysing those… Read more

  • Footprints

    Pause Reset Rest awhile Where will your footprints be remembered? Tread lightly where you can There is no other land Read more

  • Climate emergency

    Humans are destroying Earth For what it’s worth The Earth will survive But we won’t be there We have stripped her bare Covered her with concrete Piled her high with plastic Stifled her diversity Roasted and toasted She So Glaciers are melting Species are declining She is over heating This is our emergency Climate out… 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

  • Mariupol

    I try to imagine the darkeness The hunger The despair But I can’t I’m not there Is there acceptance of death Is there comfort from others? Is there anger? Such stark contrast from this bright spring day Food on my plate and family not far away Does love hold you tight as you slip away?… Read more

  • Death

    Death surrounds us From the ravages of war to the death of my dearest Uncle And our neighbour And as the sun shines And the birds sing And spring calls out from the hedgerows We remember the joy of family and friends The power of our Earth To hold our grief in her arms And… Read more

  • After

    My world shrunk after your accident I moved Through Anger and fear, love and hope From carer to entertainer to worrier I became more risk averse Could I? I saw grit and determination Willpower and strength We grew together And our world opened up To a whole new vista Gone were the long cycle rides… Read more

  • James 2

    There’s a new James on our sofa Same white shoes in the hall Arsenal and not United But also a Daddy called Paul There’s one more medic for pizza His X-rays we share as we eat It’s nought to sixty in 2 weeks Even meet the parents complete There’s a new sparkle in Lucy That’s… Read more

  • Thoughts on boarding school

    I was abandoned And alone In a strange world of conformity No love to hold onto No familiar smell Rules No freedom Regulation Lonely I wondered through the wilderness Falling into routine And regiment But there was always a little bit of me Fighting to get out To be unleashed And find love and freedom… Read more

  • Hug

    Says I love you I care I’m there for you To hold your worries And you hold mine Release our joy And free our spirits To love Read more

  • A Shoreham swim

    Bracing wind and cloudy skies Violent choppy seas Deserted beach with seaweed strewn Will you swim with me? We crash through breakers 5 foot tall Bob up and down the frothy sea We soak the sun upon our face And laugh and whoop in glee I’m in a wonderous happy place With friends swimming in… Read more