Wonderful loneliness
May 05, 2020
Everywhere I walk today
I’m bathed in vibrant green
With smatterings of blossoming
And bird song quite serene
I pause atop the wooden bridge
Then pass the willow weep
Whilst you are wrapped in gentleness
Those gentle arms of sleep
Hither, tither, down the lane
Beyond the steepled church
Then down the path to the old wood
A wood of silver birch
A crowd of bluebells ring for me
A robin skips on by
Three squirrels darting everywhere
As dawn now blues the sky
From the wood down to the brook
The bush of berries bright
The orange, red, and even green
Now sparkle in the light
The water gently trickles past
It tries to cover stones
Those stones lean in to stop the flow
A waterfall of groans
Then back to tarmac of the path
To where this all begun
I turn to look back at my walk
Then capture golden sun
©KarlTearney
Meek
October 10, 2016
The good are the weak
The bad are the strong
Well that’s what they say
But I think that’s wrong
The strong have compassion
The weak take no blame
The good are the caring
The bad have no shame
So the selfless are strong
While the selfish are weak
So when looking for help
It’s the meek that you seek
©karltearney
My Window
August 24, 2016
My top floor window
A narrow view
It lets me see the sky so blue
A wave of clouds
Way up high
A hundred miles up in the sky
Lined up chimney’s
Atop each roof
Pigeons sitting all aloof
Just two tree tops
Quite far away
Dark green leaves gently sway
A single pylon
Brings power to me
The power that I need to see
Fourteen windows
All curtain clad
They make a house look very sad
Garden sheds
Just three to see
Never much activity
A single Magpie
He seems obsessed
Perhaps he’s looking for a nest
Now you can see
Not much to say
It doesn’t differ much each day
One thing missing
Missing from view
Oh yes my friend, that thing is you
©karltearney
Next time
August 22, 2016
It’s easy to be critical
It’s harder to be kind
Try looking at me a different way
Illuminate my mind
Everyone can see my flaws
But can you see my good
Try looking at me a different way
Just say the things you should
Don’t listen to the other folk
Our journey’s me and you
Try looking at me a different way
Have your own point of view
So next time that you get a chance
A chance to speak of me
Try looking at me a different way
Then try serenity
©karltearney