Summer Visitors
Late afternoon aerobatics
Swallows in swoop and dive
Dip and dash, sparkle splash
Then gone, flash of white, tails streaming
We watch the show exuberant
Free to view spectacular,
Summer visitors, shared use of pool
Then gone, flying south, Autumn leaving
Changing child not full grown
A month in the sun to be free
Running wild, woman-child
Then gone, future calls, leave us grieving
30th July Hounoux, for Lily
Late afternoon aerobatics
Swallows in swoop and dive
Dip and dash, sparkle splash
Then gone, flash of white, tails streaming
We watch the show exuberant
Free to view spectacular,
Summer visitors, shared use of pool
Then gone, flying south, Autumn leaving
Changing child not full grown
A month in the sun to be free
Running wild, woman-child
Then gone, future calls, leave us grieving
30th July Hounoux, for Lily
From Jenny.
ReplyDeleteThis one catches in your throat as you go from the exhilaration of sharing a moment with the beautiful birds to the sharp pang of the loss of the beloved child. Skilled indeed. I'm awed.
This is very beautiful and i wanted more.I have such vivid pictures in my head when i read your poems.Looking forward to the illustrations!
ReplyDeleteSusan