October Birds in the Garden
Above me, tree shakes
Branches full of long-tailed tits
Singing and dancing
As I clear back weeds
Robin inspects my hard work
For her worms and bugs
Pigeon hoists feathers
Dips a toe into bird bath
Then clambers in, ahh!
The rooks yell at me
‘No food yet, birds’, I yell back
‘Not till November!’
Where are my starlings?
Lone bird calls from the chimney
Hoping flock returns
I find feathers today
One for sorrow, two for joy
The magpie’s message
This new collection of my poems is now available in a paperback format on Amazon Books. Click here to find it!
On subjects ranging from dreams and meditations to walking through local landscapes and towns, the author has created this omnibus edition of her lyric poems to celebrate turning sixty. This thoughtful and evocative collection celebrates everyday life and nature within the UK and acts as a diary for the poet’s inner life.
‘Stop for a second and hear the poem of your heart singing here and now.’
I am delighted to release this new omnibus of my lyric poems, pulled from fifty years of poetry writing, on subjects ranging from dreams and mediations to walks through local landscapes, art and nature.
‘Instead, I am reflected as I am in the silver puddles
Imperfectly reduced to wiggly lines and shifting shapes
Drenched full of light and singing with wild birdsong’
(poem excerpt from Freedom 2017)
Now available as a Kindle Edition eBook on Amazon here.
