a robe dyed crimson –
kermes cling to oak plump packed –
ready to be squashed
Together
together again –
emperor penguins warm egg
as the iceberg drips
Tear
crocodile tear –
rolled from eyes beseeching trust
lubricating spring
Promise
bees promise honey
when dandelions’ nectar blooms
workers feed the queen
PURPOSE
porcupine purpose
puncturing beaks in springtime
a horned owl retreats
Strawberry
strawberries are ripe
mingled with black blueberries
healthy start today
Spiritual
swan on the water
glides past an old cathedral –
spiritual air
Onyx
Gemini twins wear
black onyx during the night
ravens for dreamers
Blackberries
blackberries fattening
thorns sharpening, raindrops abound.
nettles fit to sting
Mellow
mellow after tea
freesias and peonies fade
into the moonlight
Wormhole
a beetle burrows
through into an other world
follow the wormhole
Contrarian
contrarian breeze
undermines Irish heatwave
dandelions in flight
Idolatry
shocked by golden calf
first commandment smashed to bits
idolatry rests
Savant
a savant alert
person of the forest smart
orangutan smiles
Taffeta
silk moths on green leaves
crawling home to find a mate
eggs for taffeta
Rook
rook fishing earthworms
beheading the earthworker
parliament awaits
Prism
ice shards glistening
rainbow colours refracting
locked inside a prism
Hamartia
slug moths – warning light
signposting the slope below –
Hamartia tread
Susurrus
oak leaves in faint breeze
acorns blown across the grass
susurrus passes
Boxer
a boxer – fortune
dragon sparking hope of gold
bamboo grass thriving
From Bath to Cork with baby Grace 