A child standing atop a dolmen

Between the Fires: verses of earth and moon

poems by Zephyra

Sea

  • Haikus

    End Feb Awake and alive I wallow in my cold plunge The joy of birdsong Sauna heats my bones Shimmering sun on the sea Face smile fixed on me Frost on the roof tops New moon rise on sunny hills Cold water holds me  March Bright sunshine crisp frost A whole new world of colours … 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

  • Midsummer mermaid

    I couldn’t quite believe it You had to be there you see I ate flowers for breakfast Drank seaweed beer for my tea As the Sun was setting on solstice I plunged into the deep blue sea And that’s when the very thing happened. As the full moon rose over me I swam to the… Read more

  • Swim

    Just me and the lifeguards on the beach today I’m outnumbered by 2 to 1 The water is calm as a mill pond And the sand being warmed by the sun Once in a while a wave laps the shore And I swim surrounded by dunes As I lie on my back enjoying the cold… 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

  • 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