The Daisy Chain Poems

1.

Sun baked daisies today

and a pheasant streaks colour in spring

Nearly summer today

and sun and wind are married

in perfect changing harmony.

Shadow cast upon forget-me-nots

blue shade amongst the hyacinths

and forever twitterings in unknown places

carved into cherry and beech.

Cheeky day to keep my lonliness at bay

Airplane roars across the sky

and neighbour's dog responds

barking

and leaping for joy.

Simple ecstasies

in red yellow green and blue

The clock is ticking towards homecoming

I'm missing you...

29 april 1998

2.

Summer breezes through the daisy chain

Ants race between my toes

and the world is a playground

of friendly sun

on a sweet pain free day.

9 april 1998

3.

Pain free hours

sandwiched between the pain -

I am collecting these everyday.

Treats of sunshine and icecream

and a sprinkling of rain.

Beyond the rooftops

a sinking pink

blushing behind the wood

and in the distance the train track

rumbling echoing heaving

beneath its load.

10 april 1998