Mountains

I climbed a mountain once –

Not to prove myself

Nor demean its grandeur,

But simply to enjoy the view.

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I climbed a mountain recently –

Emotional rather than literal

Not because I wanted to,

But because I needed to.

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I look at mountains often –

Without them a scene feels plain.

It’s not just their beauty,

But the things they hide.

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I like to imagine,

What’s beyond the mountain –

Another path, a quiet respite,

Something I need to find…

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me?

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Haiku (Bay of Flames)

cerulean sea

brings life to the granite shore 

igniting the rock

Haibun (Scorpio)

Tanka (Venus)

a harem of stars

while sea-mist veils the pre-dawn

Venus holds my heart

sunrise promises splendour

only one can claim my love

Haiku (Sleep)

Gently sleep tugs me
Into a late morning nap
Winter sun subdues

 

 

Happy Anniversary

Two lives shared

One lifetime celebrated –

A time that created life

A time that respected life, and

A time that continues its life. 

For 60 years you’ve held hands

And held ours too –

In times of happiness

In times of struggle, and

In times of light.

We thank you both,

For our lives,

For sixty years of guidance, and

For the chance to congratulate you. 

We love you both,

And we respect and admire you both,

With all our hearts. 

Happy Anniversary, Mum and Dad. 

XXX

Communication – Love Poem for Lyne (2)

Make eye contact and say the words,

Let me see them fall from your lips.

Don’t send them along the copper cords

Or wirelessly send your sweetest quips –

Yours eyes say more than simple speech

Distance and time make the feeling leech.

 

Hold my hand and say you care.

Tell me again that I’m all you need.

I love the warmth you often share

And know this time my heart won’t bleed.

It’s when we touch, our spirits soar –

I feel it at my deepest core.

 

To keep our love that’s set in stone –

Let’s hold hands, not use the phone.