Fells Poems

The longing of an eternal: Inspired from The Sandman by Neil Gaimon

...As the dream king is sat at his throne...

What am I to do whilst I am away? What then would befall my kingdom? There is still so much to do but yet, I am administered so little time. I am here now...

adieu

...
we …
sat here once …
so long ago it’s a dream -
a mirage of another life,
like a desert’s distant, fiery fog …
we were brine,
I, salt to your water -
churning surf that broke upon another -
...

A Sly Stealthy Disease

...
      Paranoia, a sly stealthy disease
      Fells men as tall and as massive as trees
         Tiny fears in their minds
         Unravel, leave behind
      The rattle of what was once a fres...

Mind the Step

...
Mind the step, 
see the crack 
that let's light in.
Take care,
tread in the prints,
of my foot sures and fells.
Hold my hand,
to pause-a-while,
to quell leap's surge.
Wait-a-while,
till t...

Thought of the day

...songs of silence our mind misspells 
animal instincts soul’s light quells
but to grow in love and wisdom
grace alone tree of ego fells...

Beneath These Northern Skies

...'Write Thirteen Beautiful Lines' Poetry Contest: Sponsored by Constance La France (April/May 2025). 


Where hills are alive
with imagination
carried by clouds
toward their destination
Lakelan...

The Night Storm

...Night fells suddenly sending rays of hope in the sky as
 anxious hearts make music with their flute and the violin with its tender strings bring back memories of my youth. It is the part of me that ...

Channelling a King

...Channelling a King 

(A regal voice whispers)

Oh Here
She Comes

Oh Here
She Comes

Oh Blessed Be
Oh Blessed be

Tonight the Goddess of Fertility and Motherhood

Appears on her white ...

The Music Swells

...Edna Morris lived in the town of Shadow Fells, in rich green, hilly country,
With doting parents and sister Violet, plucking fruit from their plum tree.

Pretty Edna was twelve years old, ...

What the Highest Bidder Forgot to Consider

...The witch sees green. She sets sail from door to door.
Her wake fells trees. “What the highest bidder forgot
to consider” was the black and blue broom in her grasp.
—Poet (sponsor words i...

nevermore

...
an eagle …

snake clutched in talons
flew across the sun and cast its
shadow beachward 
like a dark arrow … loosened
I watched it soar and disappear into the
fingery brume of the high fells
...

One day a little puppy

...One day a little puppy
Arrived at my door 
Playfully jumping around 
He slipped on the floor

Dark brown eyes scanning above
Curious about all kinds of smells
When I tried to pick up
On my ar...

valhalla weeps

...
"There is nothing in the desert ... and no man needs nothing." - TE Lawrence

         ~

providence …

vast-upon-vast ...
Deucalion, gifter of cities, met
do you not now see your charge?
...

Lake District High

...In my New York suburb, I’m mildly fond
Of Helvellyn Road, and Gracemere pond
But the original Helvellyn called...  
Ravenglass too, even the name enthralled.
Of Lake poets, I eagerly read
And I ...

Sylvan Symphony

...In forests deep, where emerald giants rise,
The trees stand tall, their branches reaching high,
A symphony of green beneath the skies,
Their silent whispers echo through the sky.

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