Today's poet

[Hes]

I bumped into Chris Bonnington in town yesterday. We just said a quick hello, but I'd finally met one of my boyhood heroes.

Kendal Mountain Film
Festival. Puffer jackets
invade the high street.

Nice one HHH and how brilliant to meet a hero. I would get all tongue-tied and pink.

[Hes]

ohhh noooo, it's 00.45 and I need to get up early again tomorrow. I hope that you both have a good day and if you are running, you have a good one. Goodnight, xx

[Harry H Howgill]

ohhh noooo, it's 00.45 and I need to get up early again tomorrow. I hope that you both have a good day and if you are running, you have a good one. Goodnight, xx

night night
x

[freckle]

Good morning all!

My time on the computer is restricted a bit at the minute for various reasons not least becuase weekends are a busy time chez freckle and we have another childrens party to attend to (this time at a lighthouse!!!!!)...so I have had no time to peruse all the lovely offerings being posted...but will later...here's one I like.....

The wrong poem
Brian Patten

In the morning I get up and there is nothing to do
I tell myself it is only temporary

In the afternoons I am bored I dislike what I am
I tell myself it is only temporary

In the evening I meet a woman I no longer care for
I tell myself it is only temporary

At night alone confused I listen to my heart beating
I tell myself it is only temporary

[freckle]

The cloths of Heaven

Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

Yeats

[Harry H Howgill]

The cloths of Heaven

Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

Yeats

Tread softly because you tread on my dreams is a nice line.

[Harry H Howgill]

We ended up with a bit of an orangey theme yesterday, so why not continue?

Oranges

Drowning in the sea
Spilled from the bite,
Such enticing nectar.
The flavor peaks
And I am being consumed
By the tangy waters
So serene,
So soothing,
The flavor hangs pleasantly in my mouth.
If only ever moment was as fresh,
As tangy,
As fruitful
As the first bite.

Evan Skora

[Derby Tup]

vast golden Buddha
glowing in the Eastern sun
grins contentedly

[Harry H Howgill]

Autumn sport

I came,
I saw,
I conkered.
It broke.
Yours became
a twenty-sixer.

[freckle]

We ended up with a bit of an orangey theme yesterday, so why not continue?

Oranges

Drowning in the sea
Spilled from the bite,
Such enticing nectar.
The flavor peaks
And I am being consumed
By the tangy waters
So serene,
So soothing,
The flavor hangs pleasantly in my mouth.
If only ever moment was as fresh,
As tangy,
As fruitful
As the first bite.

Evan Skora

Back from the lighthouse to this absolutely wonderful poem, nice one HHH!!!! ....i also really like the last line of the Yeat's poem...and i will be extremely poor soon if I can't curb my poetry book purchases!!!...was feeling sorry for myself this morning and visited my fave shop whereapon a copy of "staying alive" stared me in the face and begged me to buy her...will post a nice poem from this anthology soon....

ps HHH I loved your short poem today, a twenty sixer?