I attended eight nature poetry workshops, Wild Words Plymouth, over the last two months, and I’m delighted that one of my poems, inspired by a visit to the park, was published by International Times.
Unlikely Companions
Through drifts of daffodils
A gull in the park
Takes flight
And lands on a mound –
starred with dandelions and daisies
No fish, molluscs, or waves
No seabirds.
In a flash of black and white –
green and blue
A magpie settles on a tree trunk.
Breast feathers ruffled
They consider each other
Cock their heads in greeting
The magpie flutters down.
They search verdant blades.
No crustaceans
Instead, rich with insects,
Worms, seeds and berries
Side by side,
They forage.