Best Larders Poems

"A Goodly Warning"
 by Rachel Heffington

O! Time is a faerie-maid, dark is her dairy laid:
Larders of mem'ry and amethyst lore.
But one kiss from her lips
On...

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The heat of summer slowly dissipates.
Long days grow shorter and the weather cools,
as Autumn equinox delineates,
when children move from beaches back to schools,
and leaves begin...

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The Ocean 

When he heard, I had been a seafarer he wanted to know about 
the ocean, “write it down for me,” he said...What nerve.
The...

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the apple tree greed 
the apple tree greed 

he has an apple a green apple 
he is the only person in this room 
with a...

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Add some water
Bring to boil slowly
Condiments will come later
Dolloped desire dropped in
Edibles let her entice
Fresh with filled flavor
Grown lovingly at home
Heartily stirred to cooking
I read...

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Autumn sun’s shimmering light, glorifies the day’s finale, at the top of the road, a beacon of fall.
Through golden leaves, which are swiftly whisking off...

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Life Lesson from a Best Seller

In appreciation of the nature trails of New Zealand,
It was not the journey, but friendships that formed as a band,
The...

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Merchant vessel,  clucking chickens , shiny buttons

Chanel perfume brandy  tobacco Van Diemens Land

Applauded expedition notions......Memory of that kiss

Gatherings in balconies ,stables, larders ,...

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I heard the Sun whispering,
“wake-up,”
into the ear of Nature
amid cheerful musical greetings
from avian performers,
and weary creatures stirred
paying homage to the first rays of

light.

A sauntering neighbor
with...

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“I do not know if he still lives in that cave or if he is even alive, but I can tell you where it is....

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Myriads of golden flickering leaves dance, 
Glinting reminders of coming circumstance. 

Stately spruces preside as they have done before 
with certain reserve, they know what’s...

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Fall
                        ...

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the world's a pot
and we're all the spoons
wanting a taste to eat
smellin' life's scents
stirring things up
stewin' with our meat

there's just as much
to eat here today...

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The crops are in; our larders now are full
So we’re prepared for hard times once again
When flow of living sap then falls to null.
We are...

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The moveable feast
Free food for the  forager
Weeds for the foolish

Nettles that sting you
are nettles that can  feed you
Praise the forest fare

Flowers to fauna
mother...

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