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Skylark on the meadow

 

I'm lying in the wilder grass

my back upon warm ground,

daydreaming as the moments pass

not lost, though neither found...

 

I'm in-between the many worlds

untethered from their pull,

where all beneath the Sun unfurls,

each precious moment full...

 

an azure sky of timeless depth

holds all my thoughts at bay,

that not one worldly interject

might draw my mind away...

 

a skylark sings my boyish past

of summers turned and gone,

as if he knows this will not last

he lifts my heart with song...

 

and I, the ever-hopeful fool

wish myself upon his wing,

that it is me who breaks the rule

to forever hear him sing.

 

 

◄ Whistle down the wind

Tempests calm ►

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David RL Moore

Mon 2nd Mar 2026 14:16

Thankyou Graham, John, ARL and Uilleam for your reading and comments.

I have been (I think) responsible for my fair share of cheese, I do my best to avoid it but am aware of the pitfalls.

Thanks again, and to all those who have sent likes.

David RL Moore

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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Mon 2nd Mar 2026 10:07

Reminds me of our Sunday childhood jaunts, picnicking in that farmer's field up on the moors. Beautiful!

a r layfield

Mon 2nd Mar 2026 05:16

Good job I saw a corn bunting whilst hill training on Sunday morning.amongst a load of skylarks.

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John Coopey

Sun 1st Mar 2026 17:36

Marvellous stuff, David. The trick you’ve mastered is writing in rhythm and rhyme without wrenching the “narrative” off message.

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Graham Sherwood

Sun 1st Mar 2026 17:14

I could almost hear ‘The Lark Ascending’ in the background on this one David. I admire your ability to write in rhyme without it sounding too cheesy. Not something I can pull off.
I think poets are usually between several worlds at the same time. The older I get the more there seem to be.
All the best G

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