Dragonfly You dart about with shimmering wings, Across the land, where the river sings. Soaring high and dipping low, Seeking prey, I watch your show, Your rhythmic flight, precise and fast, Like an arcane dart, from a time long passed. Sue Wood
Tag Archives: Scotland
Thistles
I visited the croft this morning and saw several spear thistles standing tall. They were attracting lots of insects; butterflies, hover flies and bees. Here is an excerpt of a poem I wrote last Summer. Thistles Majestic crowns, no blooms could surpass, Standing tall above feathery grass. At Summer’s end they fade and die, DispersingContinue reading “Thistles”
Curlew Calling
I heard the curlew calling this morning as he flew above the moor. A wonderful sign of Spring Curlew Calling An eerie song from a distant rise, Curlew calling the song of the wild. Mysterious and haunting; music to love, A beguiling silhouette, glides above. He searches the moor for a suitable site, To buildContinue reading “Curlew Calling”
Pure Winter Snow
During the night 15cms of snow fell covering the lane in a white carpet. I was fortunate to walk in the snow before anyone else. There were some a prints from animals and birds. The snow was glistening in the sun’s rays as it rose above the meadow. Winter Morning The sunshine glows in anContinue reading “Pure Winter Snow”