Beach

Crunching down the shingle
Drinking the sea breeze
Listening to your chatter
As you throw pebbles into the sea

Corona

Deep in the time of eclipse
As birds bed down and dusk creeps up
We see the Suns halo and crown
Reaching out to her children
Light in the darkness

RAINY DAYS

By Charles Robert Lindholm

rainy days

remind me

how much I miss

the warmth

and the light

of the sun

Big Sky III

With a big sky over mudflats
out in the estuary
The rain it seems has left us
momentarily

It still feels like yesterday!

It still feels like yesterday
The same rush in the air,
Jostling with the ever rising sun-
Heading for another moment and fun..

With ruffled up hair,
I Tick-tocked far and away,
Feeling every sparkle on my face,
I settled that sling bag which swayed..

New Life

There is one leg left

and there she wobbles.

Weak filly tumbling towards
new swells, feverish

rebirth, yanking at her sinews,
eager to move for the

Floating

The taut freedom of my swimming costume
The choppy ocean swell
I share the water with fishes and rays

A half pint of prawns

A half pint of prawns
and a beer in the sun
At the Bridge on a weekend
with Spring just begun

A long walk to the pub

We went on a long walk to Lewes
Along the old Drovers way
Following the ancient Trail of Juggs
on a wonderful sunny day

Afternoon delight

Stained glass caught it streaming through
Late afternoon delight
The warmth, the sudden comfort
of this winter pale sunlight

Big Sun

The biggest sun I ever saw
greeted me today
A golden ball of wonder
which took my breath away

Like A Sunflower

Like a sunflower in a sunny field,

she would smile at everyone,

as if every face she met was her sun.

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Pet Horse

Tanka Poem

Soft afternoon sun,

Clicking, clacking, horse strolling.

Silky, shiny hair,

Beaten

A tree was beaten, but not dead.

Branches were twisted, leaves flopped.

A cracking way to start the day

A cracking way to start the day
riding along the beach
The sea deep blue reflecting sky
and there in easy reach

Part of me would love to stop
jump in and have a swim
But I really need to get to work
and get some hours in

Catching Summer

In bright sunshine
behind a wall
I took a snap
and captured all
Summer caught
in picture frame
The glare, the warmth
the sweet refrain

Thousand

The Moon I lit
         on my eyes
Gave a thousand candles
         on my palms

The Sun I set
         in my heart
Gave a thousand rays
         in my mind

Chasing Sunbeams

See the argent moon
Chasing the brightest sunbeams
Moments slip away

Joy

Whenever I see sunsets
out over the sea
I experience delight
with a feeling of glee

Won’t You Come Back

 

Come on summer, I know you are out there
I’ve been waiting, your warmth I need to feel
I try to wait until you decide to show yourself
But today I really need you, here’s my appeal.

Under the weather

On days when I am feeling
a bit under the weather
I try to think of nicer things
to keep myself together
So instead of dwelling on the rain
and the cold this time of year
My thoughts turn to the summer
and long days of warmth and cheer

Cloud Blankets

You can see why it’s called ‘a blanket of cloud’
‘Cos the sky’s all tucked up in the West
There’s yellow out there suggesting the sun
But it’s staying in bed for a rest

Shades of Fire

As a spark
This mind flew
Into distances
A meteor, streaked
Fuelled by happiness
In finding shades
of the dark, around

Suns and Black holes

Our mind
A cosmos
Of radiant glow

Where darkness loses grip
And moons cannot refuse
Where swords fail to cut
And pearls cannot resist

Pocket of sunshine

I have a pocket of sunshine
to soak up the last rays
As they leave my garden
at the end of fine days
And in the chair I have here
I’ll sit quietly and write
With the joys of my garden
Close by in plain sight

Growing up

We once had an allotment
where we grew loads of stuff
But it was very overgrown
so the going there was tough
And when you’ve four young children
who all are growing fast
you sort of know that things like this
are never going to last

June II

The month of summer solstice
Midsummer’s day and Thursday’s child
Is here at last, I’m pleased to say
So on this day I smiled

Sets the sun

Sets the sun o’er golden evening
Summer’s soft call now
the heat of day slip-slides away
Cooling now, my brow