Childhood
Wondering and wandering
Wide Saucer eyes
Following fluff from dandelions
blowing in the breeze
Dancing and flowing
not a care,
just,
where to plant their seed?
known as weeds
Grandmother taught the benefits
healing with powerful ‘weeds’
Childhood
Wondering and wandering
Wide Saucer eyes
Following fluff from dandelions
blowing in the breeze
Dancing and flowing
not a care,
just,
where to plant their seed?
known as weeds
Grandmother taught the benefits
healing with powerful ‘weeds’
Graceful
Heart and brain
Filled with so much pain
A difficult life
Full of trials and strife
Metaphorically
Sliced with dagger and knife
But her gentle eyes
Touch other lives
Like a quiet breeze
Sofly moving leaves
In mighty oak trees
Bending with weight
of responsibilty
Grounded in Spirituality
Woman of strength
Sensitivity and light
Like a clear candle flame
Which flickers and flares
Blazing warm light
When conditions are right
Tender hands
Wiping away tears
Chasing fears
Allowing healing
Amongst the grieving
Breathing deeply
Into your being
The love flowing
Eternally knowing
You are never alone.
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September 2024
Today I was acompanied
While
Stepping off the train
A stranger, deep connection
Onto the escalator
Together
Entering the City station
Now
Gliding in front of me
A galactic being
Dressed in a jacket of
burgundy leather
wearing pale blue trousers
Bare feet tucked in slip on shoes
His golden hair flowing gently
Touching base with pale neck
Tiny case moving with rythmn
As he glided
Ethereally
Through the throng
David Bowie
There was no song
As he disapeared.
I stood in my garden
Fully absorbed
Sunset golden evening
drifting fluffy clouds
Gentle blue sky
Edged with pale pink hue
I thought of you
Swifts circling above
Tiny wings and hearts
Fluttering and beating
Listening
Receiving whispers of love.
Ancient brown stone
Weathered and beaten
Standing strong
Dignified, alone
Battered by gales
Biting howling
Whistling wild wind
Torrential icy rain
She, solid as a rock
Steeped in the old ways
Immovable in the raging
Of the wild haunting
Stepping inside
Explosion of vibrant colour
Expanse of welcoming warmth
Harmonious melodic music
Vibrant musicians
Encapsulated in their world
Hot comfort food
Liquid luxury
Two distinct parts
Complete symmetry
Perfect gathering
Sanctuary
Such a Long time
Since we were together
I missed you
Were you lonely?
Without me
I was, Am
Without you.
Ancient brown stone
Weathered and beaten
Standing strong
Dignified, alone
Battered by gales
Biting howling
Whistling wild wind
Torrential icy rain
She, solid as a rock
Steeped in the old ways
Immovable in the raging
Of the wild haunting.
Stepping inside
Explosion of vibrant colour
Expanse of welcoming warmth
Harmonious melodic music
Vibrant musicians
Encapsulated in their world
Hot comfort food
Liquid luxury
Two distinct parts
Complete symmetry
Perfect gathering
Sanctuary
© Elizabeth Rowland-Elliott 2/5/2023
Ancient mighty observers
Giants witnessed by trees
Symbols of magic and mystery
Ancestors drift amongst history
Sacred Earthland
Peeping between the stones
Tiny blue forget me knots
Golden Buttercups
Grass of Emerald green
Misty mountain hues
Healing embracing nature
Sweeping away the blues
How would I know
It would hit me so hard
The past reared it’s head
In monochrome red
Like a sword through my heart
When I heard he was dead
Faithful Love unlimited
silky brown hair
Chocolate brown Eyes
shining with love
Courage and pain
Lying in the rain
Hiding his pain
Time now to travel
On a different path
Alone.