Trampoline

Trampoline 

We told ghost stories 

with static hair

somersault cries 

dares and dreams

beneath the starry sky

happy for hours

above the grassy night.

Flowers sprung up and down 

and the bouncing moon

climbed above the garden fence.

Avie.

The Roses

The Roses

Some walk past 

oblivious of the beauty

in bloom.

A few glance in passing 

though pleasant thoughts

 soon fade 

 and vanish.

 Those who stop to view

the roses

hold the key to

the hands of the clock

irrespective of the urgency 

time imposes.

Avie.

The Pink Dressing Gown

The Pink Dressing Gown 

If the knot were to loosen

your gown would drop to the floor,

and you would be naked

your scented breasts

soft still warm from the night

of dreams.

Coffee and croissant 

in-between

the dressed,

and the un-dressed time 

at the breakfast table.

This morning

there is no need to hurry my love

our children have outgrown us

let us stay inside and

listen to the rain.

Avie.

Hiraeth (Meaning Longing)

Hiraeth (meaning Longing)

Can I take a photograph 

for the time we are apart

to look at you 

in a melancholy way

after I have crossed the sky from 

a million miles away.

For I do not  belong 

in either land

I am restless from 

two distant places

a mirage of emotions occur 

from this time passing

my celtic identity 

is one of language

it nourishes my spirit

my heart is divided in two halves

though we walk

under the same sun.

Avie.