Poetry Blog by keith jeffries (Apr 2020)
The Intrusion
The Intrusion
Juxtaposed with the dutiful arrival of Spring
bringing garlands of heavenly bouquets
We slumber in a permanent fear
of a plague whose rampant character
lies beyond the control of any man
Forget me nots bloom in the shade of a tree
daisies and dandelions grow wild in the fields
Hastily constructed hospitals await the infected
mortuaries receive unpreced...
Saturday 18th April 2020 7:17 pm
The Hedge of the World
The Hedge of the World
The world is found in a maze
Passages linked together in symetrical chaos
An 'ad hoc' arrangement of no design
People enter and begin a fruitless pursuit
They wander unguided along green corridors
So high are the hedges the tallest cannot scale its walls
Or see beyond their own confines
Time can be spent in sheer frustration
Dead ends are freq...
Wednesday 15th April 2020 12:24 pm
A Painting
A Painting
I glanced at the landscape and moved on
The Gallery was full of people, a busy day indeed
I returned to the landscape, to see it once more
Before me, my eyes read in between the colours
The landscape gave way to my life, the past
I became mesmerised as images flashed before me
My childhood, family, times good and bad
I painted a superimposed landscape of my ...
Tuesday 14th April 2020 5:12 pm
Sea Fever
Sea Fever
The hatches are battened down
All is safely stored within
The wounded captain is on the bridge
The engine chugs slowly in motion
Those below have taken to their hammocks
The rudder is free with no control
The only sound is the lapping of water
We are adrift in a sea of plague
No destination can be determined
The doldrums have their way
A soporific at...
Saturday 11th April 2020 6:00 pm
A Tenuous Existence
A Tenuous Existence
We live on the edge
We hang by a thread
We clutch at straws
We live by grace alone
I wake in trepidation
I walk not knowing
I think in spasms
I am mostly lost
We search and ponder
We compare and wonder
We enquire with doubt
We often need to shout
I am well and truly alone
I am surrounded by people
I seek solitude
...Tuesday 7th April 2020 10:38 pm
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