Orionese in the sky

Orionese in the sky

‘Roadway of the skies’-Marian Allen

Auriole wing

The sun each day

I dream lets go away!

‘In the orchard’-meaning not well

Make a pretty song about it

‘A small,sweet,twinkling,country thing’-Charlotte Mew

‘Part of the soft air’

‘The waves of cloud’-Marie Carmichael Stopes’

Switch on the food controller!

‘Sorrow in your destiny’-Alberta Vickridge

The match spark

We sat waiting for the match to start

The peace of understanding

The sweet fields of my home

A fabled sea telling a story

‘In the snowman’s sphere’-James Kirkup

I feel so unwell

I feel like I can’t tell

He speaks of hell

I need Gabriel

The ice cream van arrives

I breathe

Inspire Youth Zone

I pray for my memory

I pray they will welcome me

I pray there will be lot’s of smiles and exiles

I pray I am approachable

That the kids will confide if they are in trouble

That they will make friends ‘in a safe’ bubble

Cupcake

‘You are light as dreams’-Edward Thomas

‘To his children settle’-Paul Muldoon

‘In a pretty design’-Harold Massingham

‘Electrical skin’-Christopher Smart

‘To the twirl and the swirl’-Hilaire Belloc

‘Diamond of the sky’-Edwin Muir

‘Soul’s delivery’-John Donne

‘The opposite of dew’-William Matthews

‘The one field that had the treasure in it’-R.S.Thomas

‘Amethyst and frost’-Geoffrey Hill

The older sister

I want to kiss her

My little sister and a game of twister

We secretly whisper

My youth –‘Full of branching ways’-Richard Wilbur

It would set me free

To see you constantly

To see that smiles

My whole body sighs

‘If dreams could spread like mist upon a lake

Then mine would cover all the seven seas’-Owen Skinner

‘You cannot taste the apple,

Unless you take a bite’-Owen Skinner

Haiku

‘The speeding bullet

Impacts,penetrates,exits

Stopping the rhythm’-Owen Skinner