Sometimes I wander Wander along the path Where the old crow caws And the raven laughs The silhouettes lay against the sky With jet black wings I see them fly The lark she sings Her notes are bold She sings of a story That’s never been told Then I see the mountains Standing there And… Continue reading Sunset on the Mountains
Month: December 2010
Our Rocket
The moon is where I’m going Yellow, big and bright We’ll travel in a rocket With sky black as night Stars will await me As diamonds shining The sky as black as velvet lining Get ready for take-off The space ship will blast off 10, 9, 8, 7, we’re going to fly as high as… Continue reading Our Rocket
Stories and Rumours Once Heard
I think this was written around the same time as my poem Silks and Spices in the Time of Marco Polo. Once I heard the world was round Of course it must be flat That’s a very tall story, pooh to that! Philosophers say the world is round Surely that cannot be! The church argued… Continue reading Stories and Rumours Once Heard
Country Life
It’s moonlight in the meadow The stars are shining true See the pansies dancing Purple, red and blue Walking in the meadow See the clumps of grass Walking in the meadow The time has come to pass Silver is the moonlight Gold are the stars Soon it will be twilight I bet I dream of… Continue reading Country Life
Blue
Blue is sea, blue is sky Blue is water that slowly winds by Blue is cold and blue is the moon Blue is the waters Upon a deep lagoon Blue is forget-me-nots Upon a summer’s day Blue is the bluebells In the month of May Blue is fresh And blue is cool Blue is a… Continue reading Blue