Poems from a place of love

A few I’ve written over the last week or so.

June Smile

Stepped outside, barefoot

June slippered soles in tarmac

There I stood, absorbent

Vessel for her warm charm.

I swallowed dawn through pores

Coos of contented pigeons

Tinkling of water

Felt lanterned on the inside

Dark shook away as dry mud

Fell from me in black crumbs

Peace climbed up from my centre

Rising bubble in a tumbler

And then it found an exit

Reached my lips and surfaced

Joined the open flowers

Another joyful set of petals

Strawberry Moon

I fled into a strawberry moon

One evening with my thought

A fisher girl with open net

To see what could be caught

Surveyed the promises as sprats

They leapt back in the sea

But how I loved each silver chance

Before they swam from me

One night

If we only had one night

I’d wander mazes in your eyes

Entering their pale prize

Anchoring them stable with my own

I’d watch the wick of you catch fire

Hot mist arise as scarlet smoke

Feel it coil around my core

The plume of you, a passion cloak

I’d breathe you in, September rose

Wishing I’d found you in your bud

So we’d have had so many nights

To weave the perfume of our love

Beautiful day

Beautiful day,

How you raise me to flight!

I shall drink in your rays

Pause myself in rose light

New rain has to fall

And more clouds must appear

But I vow to devour all you hold

Whilst you’re here.