I thought I heard the patter Of rain on the roof Consciousness leaned forward towards it Eagerly waiting But it was just wishful thinking Fooling me again *dry beginning to spring. The smell of the earth, grass, as I run past it, you can feel the anticipation in the air. Warming, waking, yet still the […]
It is the tragedy of life That our self esteem is a wandering thing We think it firmly locked within And yet it sneaks out in the dead of night Tracks away into town Following the lights And music When morning comes, we wake bereft Wondering At the small shreds that are left tuckered out […]
The fluttering wind of a flock of birds wings Taking to the sky Scared from the grass They rise Feathers stroking, seeking Height In the flurry Forgotten A bird rests on the ground She will not rise Her time has flown Soft eyes Closing It seems a gentle thing Death Sad But really Isn’t it […]
Life is light and shade High and low Good and bad Our energy is evenly distributed Between two currents We batteries Require negative And positive experience To run us A 50% elixir Seems to be the mixer That works Sweet. Although I knew this It wasn’t until recently I realized that I could manipulate the […]
Mother Nature draws a deep breath Just before the sun peaks over the horizon The cold air rushes in Chasing the warmth away And for those minutes, as she takes her breath The quality of sound changes The birds are silent And then A shaft of light Strikes If I close my sun warmed lids […]
Lighting candles at dusk The crickets remind me Their chirping begins around that time too The light is soft outside Low in the sky I chop kindling Set a stack aside To take to the fire Offerings to the chimney Please start easily It usually does I have a system Two logs either side Paper […]
Sunflowers They follow the sun And when night comes Or they are displaced They bow their heads And remember the feeling of warmth On their face I’m changing up my Instagram and adding more of my own photography when time allows. Find me here https://www.instagram.com/kate_duff_poetry/
A plane on the tarmac waits its turn It’s crowded on the runway tonight… A thousand thoughts take off flying into the endless stars Outside my window Hand to cheek Face smooshed into my pillow Waiting For that final moment – when consciousness meets the black And everything fades Fold up the wheels Soaring into […]
