A poem about Shetland, as requested by a friend

A friend of mine asked me to write a poem about Shetland where she lives.  She moved a couple of years ago from England and she and her family adore it there.

I welcomed the idea, as sometimes I get stuck for what to write about.

So here it is. I had to keep looking at the words as I’d just finished it and have a rubbish memory.

Enchanted Island

In an English town, one day

I listened to my calling

My future told a land of old

A glistening ocean sprawling

.

We packed our hopes as fallen stars

Scattered them to chance

As seeds they grew, finding the dew

Now in the sun, they dance

.

My children thrive, their limbs alive

Aglow on all they feel

We swapped the pace of human race

For something raw and real

.

Northern Lights are emerald kites

That thread black velvet sky

Orcas play out in the bay

As Merlins soar on high

.

Dolphins swim as storms set in

To bruise my gaze with pearl

Boats resist the watery kiss

Of sea’s tempestuous swirl

.

The cluck of chickens by my feet

The journeys on the ferry

Home grown produce that we eat

Each foraged plant and berry

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A jewel cast unto the mist

From Scotland’s heathered highland

I pray we’ll stay for many a day

On this enchanted island.