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

  • Life

    A little baby – Oh what joyThen grows up-a little boyGetting bigger every dayOff to school, then back to play18 now. UniversityThree years later – a great degreeA lovely job. A lovely wifeThree lovely children. What a life! And then. Death. Right on callNow really. What is the point of it all? Read more

  • Me

    Happy people all aroundMe. I make no soundI’m no good to have aroundMy life suddenly has hit the groundI might just as well have gone and drownedAt least then I wouldn’t be around Read more

  • The Zoe and the Zom

    The Zoe and the ZomAre both of a crossOf a cow and a yakOr a yak and an oxThe latter produces theBest milk in a ZomSo she must be fertileTo reproduce onIf the Zoe is alsoAs fertile is thisThen the Zoe and the ZomCould meet with a kissAnd make any one ofA cow or a… Read more

  • Culture clash

    I met an old man today who staredAs I tried to wash my hairHe seemed fascinated by it allQuite content to stand and stareThe heat of the water made me quite cautiousMaybe felt hot with the cool of the dayBut my little man he plonked in his fingerAnd then he just smiled and walked away… Read more

  • Thistle

    I took her for a walk today‘Twas-5° they sayI introduced her to the iceShe walked around it once or twiceAnd pawed at it cautiouslyWondered at the consistencyLooked at it incredulouslyStepped upon it silentlyI marvel that it took her weightAnd then it seems she tried to skateShe found a piece of thinner iceStepped upon it once… Read more

  • Silence

    SilenceUnimaginable perfectionExquisite quietNo noiseIntensity as such, that a heart beatthunders the atmospherespoils the quietOverawing, majesticPowerfulSilenceThe key to terrorThe opening to deathAn experience not yet reached Read more

  • Rain (with thoughts of Phil)

    The wind swirls through the leafy tressAnd funnels down the laneThe mist is thick and coldIntensified by the rainMost of the animals are in shelterBut the frogs are leaping aroundGalavanting over puddled pathsEnjoying the wet cool groundWe walk arm in arm up the narrow laneI can see our cottage, all aloneThe small lattice windows and… Read more

  • Singapore

    SingaporeBanana treesBamboo clampsHoneybeesRubbish dumpsGreen grassChoppy seaQuarry blastsChinese teaRambutan stallsSmall silver fishesJurong fallsForeign dishesThese were some of the things I sawWhen I was visiting Singapore Read more