REFLECTIONS and RHYME

This starts with a story, just prose, non-rhyming, which tells of a late night encounter with a dog Fox, followed by a visit from some fox cubs in the early Spring.
Following the story is a short poem which came quickly to mind after these events.
 
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Old Badger
This story is about a meeting which I had with an old Badger one snowy afternoon when running in the woods near my house. It was a special experience as you will hear and ultimately triggered other thoughts and musings which took me back to one of my favourite childhood books- “The Wind in the Willows” by Kenneth Grahame.
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This poem is about when I used to go to ballet class with my friends from the age of nine to fourteen.
As you will read, I have very fond memories of these lessons and am still using some of the movements today. It was all going so well until puberty hit us all and everything changed.
 
A light hearted look at some happy days!
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This poem is about the simple life which the girl in the poem always knew that she needed.
Its also about nature and our connection with it;  such a connection that it is unclear where nature and the girl start and end. They are basically as one. The girl could be me or any one of us who understands and feels that we are just a part of the whole.
 
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This poem is not only about a part of my childhood and whilst I hope that it can trigger some happy memories for you too, it is also about finding an anchor within volatility.
I hope that it reminds you of your own anchors which you can go back to when needed. If you can’t find one, then I hope that the imagery here will create one for you…. that calm, steady place which can be your retreat in an ever-changing world
 
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This story tells of a brief encounter which I had with a Buzzard as he searched and then found prey in the field by our house.
He was absolutely beautiful and I so enjoyed taking the time to really experience him.

The Whole of the Moon
This is a short poem about how over time, I have become able to re-live, re- feel and re-enjoy, some of my best life experiences which I have had so far, just by reflection.
As Wordsworth also experienced, they can be a great comfort to muse upon, especially when journeying through more difficult times.
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Saying Goodbye
Looking back over my life, I have always found saying goodbye really hard to do and I am sure this is the same for many of us to varying degrees.
Perhaps a little sad at times, this poem looks at those occasions, but finishes, as ever, with a more upbeat and positive slant, because after all, where there is darkness, there is always a place for the light to fill.

Oh! the angst of teenage years!
Its such a pity that  when you are a teenager and probably in your prime physically, you don’t have the wisdom to accompany it. That always comes a little later.
Had I then had the wisdom which I have now, I would not have gone through the worries and stress which I felt back then. “ C’est la vie” I suppose.
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I suppose that this short poem is a cautionary tale for life and of how sometimes things are not quite as they initially seem.
It teaches us to be cautionary and to not assume that we know what we are looking at or experiencing.
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