Poetry Corner
APROPOS OF NOTHING
FELICITY STEPHEN
save
the great Atlas cedar
I walk past most days
and Mr & Mrs Magpie
hopping beneath
a pooling of silvery sea
a murmuration at pier end
a midwinter sun on my face
(such a treat)
the purr of a marmalade
visiting cat
that snuggles on me
the taste
of a Middle Eastern sweet
the laughter in class
at a teacher being daft
(that is me)
the drape of a willow
the sight of a cormorant
and then of its mate
of a sunset
that’s starting now later
so safe to walk home
a nice cup of tea
a text from a friend
that raises a smile
or a great laugh out loud
a walk or a run with a dog
on the beach
the scent of a perfume
a gift unexpected
a good restful sleep.
Apropos of nothing
but all of the above
and for that, I say “thank you”.
VERDIGRIS WINGS
JEMIA DE BLONDEVILLE
Green butterflies
Oft times jaded
Camouflaged
Invisible
Within the trees
Chameleon
Fairy-like creatures
Lost in translation
Verdigris wings
Olive body
With emerald eyes
Hidden
Within the beautiful tapestry
Of the forgotten forests
Wings
Hanging on a sweet zephyr
The silent music
Of a stringless aeolian
Light as down feathers
Caught within
A psithurism
Soft
As a gentle kiss
And as arid
As the silken sun
Unspun
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