Paul Reed Poems

I am a boat, drifting through life
Looking for a safe port,
I am the rocks upon which I founder
Forgetting all I was taught,
...

Not one ounce has been weighed
On nature's scale of spring
The trees stand stark and bare
The lark is yet to sing
...

A little known fact
No matter if your brain you racked
You could never have recalled
(Although you’re probably not appalled)
...

O, wind that blows
On the first day of March
That causes the branch to shiver
And the bough to arch;
...

You lay there, waiting for us
In the tranquil sun-sparkled water
Sleepy and embedded
In your stoney hauteur
...

'In 300 yards turn left' she said
I wasn't used to being led
But I wanted to keep on the right track
I trusted SatNav to get me there and back
...

I know it’s just the blink of an eye
Ten years will come and just pass me by
Just as the last decade I now gaze upon
Ten years will come and soon be gone
...

Happiness is just around the corner
Where sun-dappled streams tinkle like bells
And the morning breeze caresses the fells
Happiness is just around the corner
...

Aira Force beckoned us to go and see
It's source amongst the Lakeland hills
It's tranquil setting of historic note
Where Wordsworth spied his daffodils
...

I am in the world
I was born today
Along with my brothers and sisters
Some black, some white, some grey
...