Sunday 28 March 2010

Another poem of mine to save to Blogger.







The Greenwood Gate
(c) Jeanie Kirkby 2006






Step this way, and follow me;

A path leads down between those trees.

Towards a forests dank and dour

With leaf mould strewn about its floor.



Come, follow me through yonder door

Wherein you’ll find great views, I’m sure,

Which nature gave to you and me.

Her visions framed in every tree.



It’s free of charge; there are no fees

Through this green tunnel where you’ll see

Mirrored reflections on rippled ponds?

Or magic tap of magician’s wand?



Come; take in views that cost no more

Than sitting here upon a floor,

Of dappled shaded greenery;

With grass and moss as your settee.



Windflowers dance upon the floor,

As you step through the wooden door.

This links the outside world to here,

A place for calmness no more fear.



Wildlife abounds within this bower.

I’m sure you’ll browse for countless hours

In contemplative solitude,

Find peace at last in this green wood.



You’ll find out soon in quick point rhyme

How flowers in the forest will dance in time

To every heart beat that you drum

Knowing that here…. His kingdom’s come.




HUGS....JEANIE XX


4 comments:

Gerry said...

"Come; take in views that cost no more

Than sitting here upon a floor,

Of dappled shaded greenery;

With grass and moss as your settee."
I especially like these lines in this very nice poem. The music also follows me when I leave your blog and plays until I go off line! Both my sisters, Ann and Linda, nearly always write their blogs in poetry. Both have written a lot of poems. Linda has done quite a number of poem books. She was the one with Charles Bukowski, the poet and novelist, for 5 years and hung out with all the LA poets. Now she is hanging out with the SF ones. I loved the last one she wrote about our mother's country store. Her blog is Vooman's Voice on my blog list and Ann's is Kanyonland King.

Jan said...

Delightful ,what an eye you have and link it to words so well ,did I say I found this delightful? ...love Jan xx

michele said...

beautiful poem Jeanie thank-you for sharing hugs mrs t xx

Aileen said...

Thank you for sharing....hope all is well in your little corner!
Aileen...X