It's a place where silence
has the loudest voice
from those who lie there
though not by choice
...
Sweetest of Isles I look at thee
nestled in yonder turbulent sea
shining like diamonds every day
guarding the entrance of the bay
...
Ribbon and tinsel, holly and berry
it's the festive season, time to make merry
there's cards and presents, snow on the ground
carols in church make an angelic sound.
...
Wee sleek thrower of the soil
under the ground you're made to toil
on heaps of earth we see your stamp
on meadow and wood where're you camp
...
Creeping merrily twix affable leaf
in search of her morning aperitif
this vision with the brightest of eye
smiles as she teases the Sun in the sky.
...
Mrs Jenny Wren is a proud little Wren
dusting down cobwebs in her lovely new den
washing dirty leaves around her nest
cleaning every day, there's not a moments rest
...
You have stolen my heart
and my thoughts have no place to hide
your beauty fills this empty cup
that never leaves my side
...
She stood by the crackling fire
a blush lay on her cheek
it was nestled in perfection
and clouded in mystique
...
I sent a kiss wrapped in a flower
by pixies in the still of night
picked from a secret bower
its golden petals held it tight
...
The duster dances around the room
looking for dust to consume
dipping its hand on table and chair
in a cleaner than clean love affair
...
There's nothing to beat
Biscuits and tea,
In a beautiful garden
Don't you agree?
...
Fill my dream with bluebells
And I'll be happy and gay,
Then on my face you'll see a smile
When I awake in May.
...
You wake before the
Warming sky,
So dreamers cannot
Hear you cry.
...
Robed in a dapper jaunty coat
of quality black and white, this
splendid sight lights up the pond
when approaching it in flight.
...
You who take drugs listen to me
Come and meet Him who'll set you free,
He has the power to clear your mind
And leave the terror of drugs behind.
...
Brothers and sisters listen to my plan
Come and meet Jesus the Son of Man,
He will guide you with His light
Rave on my friend, enjoy the night.
...
They stand on street corners
All innocent and cool,
With death in their pockets
Their nobodies fool.
...
One, two, — three, four,
Someone's knocking at your door,
Five, six, — seven, eight,
Open it! Don't make Him wait
...
He is the Maker of all Creation
My strength and my salvation,
He is my life my every thought
Who gives me help and support.
...
They talk like Christians
All spiritual and good,
These Catholics and Protestants
Their lives soaked in blood.
...
I am 86 and a keen wildlife and nature poet and photographer I live in Blyth on the North East coast of England I also spend a lot of my time in Dumfries and Galloway where I lived for 11 years after I retired from the building industry. my poetry is quite broad, from birds, flowers, religion to boyhood memories I also greatly admire the works of John Clare our greatest nature poet I apologize for writing in rhyme as I believe that is the true basis of poetry the rest to me are just short stories (how sad is that folks) these poems have been in a drawer for more than 12 years so I thought it was about time I shared them. Best Regards John (called Jack) Wren)
A Rose Now Grows
It's a place where silence
has the loudest voice
from those who lie there
though not by choice
A place where old swivel head
from the belfry stares
down upon them
with no more cares
And the dewy mist falls
where generations abide
drenching all, who take
the last ride
And from the soil beside
an ageing Church door
a Rose now grows
where none grew before
Grown from the heart
of a Maiden below
only for the eyes
of her loving Beau.