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

  • To Gill on the death of her mother

    Cast aside the memory of nowOf an old and broken bodyAnd weary muddled mindAnd let the memories flow and floodOf happy timesOf the strong and wonderful mother and womanWho filled your hearts with joy Read more

  • Cindy

    My tears flow freelyAnd inside my heart weepsYour purr, your furYour endless presenceLighting our livesSharing our homeRushing to find usAs we come in through the doorSneaking upstairs when no one is lookingSnuggling anywhere you can smell LucyScaling the gate when you were an old lady so you can go missing for hoursPlaying with dust balls… Read more

  • When I thought you’d died

    When I thought you’d died my heart turned inside out I wasn’t aware of it beating, only yours mine was weeping And now every morning I wake with joy and feel your heart beat next to mine but mine still sheds a little tear a tear of fear that’s not quite healed Catch that tear… Read more

  • Mountain senses

    Come with me to the mountains Every breath you take feels pure And there is no smell Only cold clarifying air Breathe deeply savouring every one All around is blue sky Every step on Virginial snow Like a freshly iced Christmas cake With fir trees lounging as decorations all around Feel the solitude Feel the… Read more

  • Panic on the slopes

    So there I was Pounding up a snow clad hillside Deep snow Steep hill Pride in my heart and fitness Carrying a bag in each hand Until It was the same sort of feeling that I had that day on Lords Rake When I froze half way up and Godfrey had to hit me hard… Read more

  • Vallorcine

    I think this is my paradise Imaking my way on a path through chalets deserted for the winter Crunching fresh snow under my feet Listening to the drip from the long icicles tightly holding the chalet eaves Feeling joy as every breath savours the crisp clean air Beside me the river rushes with reassuring urgency… Read more

  • Where does beach pottery come from?

    Unlike the forecast it was sunny after all We managed to keep out the wind with our warm hats and coats And the dog looked as though he’d been washed with fabric conditioner, back combed and blow dried I started thinking how clever it was that my brain could shut off from the roar of… Read more

  • Friends on trams

    Starting the day with a strong tea in bed Family breakfast then show Bill the shed Then hop on the tram for a trip into town Rethink our plans as the north lines are down Meet at the port street I like it a lot  Feels continental in 30 degrees, hot Stumble across a shop… Read more

  • Commuting by bike

    Cos they thinkThey cant hear a carThey can walk outSo I shoutRing my bellF***ing hellFast down the hillAnd they think that a bikeCan brakeSo they turn in frontI’ve a luminous yellow basket and I’m wearing bright pinkFor goodness sake! Read more

  • Love making

    ImmersiveEncompassingExhilaratingExhaustingExcitingFulfillingLovingTogetherness Read more

  • Dear Pascale

    (Thought for a friend)My tears are for a friend who’s hurtingMy heart aches with her every fearMy love is lost amongst the sadnessSo all I can be is here Read more

  • Beach party

    Just back from the beach partyWe’re on the BBC!Fish and chips and lagerAnd a cornflakes cake for teaDancing to Arthur and the woodsmenAnd a Sunset to die for At the end of a day that sawDogs running, Kids laughingSand yachts yachtingKites flying, Wind surfingJet Skis playing It’s busy on the beach todayNo clouds just endless… Read more

  • Lost in Uffizi

    Lost in UffiziOchre stamps identityOf the region TuscanyAnd Dante leaves a memoryFor Firenze and it’s historyBut now its full of ernestyPeople looking wondrouslyAt all the things they think should beAnd not one of them stopping, freeAnd admiring the simplicityOf the city in tranquilityOut damn touristSave this place for meAnd let it rest it’s history Read more

  • Beach

    BeachDog runningGirl throwingKite flyingFeet walkingBeach Sea wavingWind blowingUs laughingDog waggingBeach Kite stuntingkite rollingKite chasingWe’re runningAway! Sun settingDark drawingFun fadingHelicopter comingPrince! Read more

  • Fiasco

    It may be considered a fiascoOr a failure of Sainsbury and TescoThat Steve and his wifeHad lived all their lifeWithout ever once tasting Tabasco! Read more

  • Rhosneigr

    Carpets of colour bathing the heathDunes undulating sponge underneathSea laps the shore, sand stretches for milesWind blows my hair to cover my smilesBliss, isolation, sun toasts my faceAnd feeling lucky having this place Read more

  • Rufus

    BarkMy bark has come backI’m better he cried!The family cheeredAnd they all glowed insideHis bark has come backHe’s better they criedAnd the family cheeredAnd they all glowed inside (Shortly before he died) Read more

  • Goodbye

    Goodbye I’m in BlackpoolMiles from homeTo see a band play I’ve arrived andThere’s a t shirt for saleWith a double decker bus on And I’m sitting in the cornerOf the ballroomOn the floorThinkingThis is goodbye Because I’d planned to takeA little toy busonto the top ofthe Aiguilles RougeAnd leave it there As a symbolOf loveAnd… Read more

  • Snow walking

    Shimmering silver in the airA dash of rainbow in the skyLow lying cloud below the peaksAnd gentle hum of chairs up high Here on my deckchair in the sunA carpeting of glistening snowLike icing on a christmas cakeAnd I have no where else to go Just to sit here and read and watchThe skiers carving… Read more

  • Oliver

    Why does your life have to endWhat do you think when you close your eyesAre you frightened or angry insideAre you frightened to die? Or is the pain so badthat you feel readyHas your body had enoughthat it’s not worth fightinganymore? Do you know how many people love youAnd how muchDo you know what a… Read more