Enjoy 20 original poems by Kathleen Thorpe, author of Tall Tails and Whiskers.
Poems from the book:
Fishing Boats
Rouse from the depth of winters dreams;
wake as sun through the window beams;
rise as the tide on pebbles foam;
watch the gulls as away they roam
to follow trawlers where Herring teem,
high on a breeze their feathers gleam.
Hark at the rigging creak and groan
as weary now the men come home.
All are glad to see the shore
where each one brings his boat to moor,
tying ropes and spreading nets
to dry in the sun before it sets.
Battling Cobwebs
Each morning while out in my garden,
the cobwebs are draped all around.
They stretch across fences and bushes,
all the way down to the ground.
Their invisible threads do annoy me,
as they brush up against my face!
I end up covered all over my head
and they cling to me just like lace.
It really is quite a battle,
avoiding those traps spiders lay,
I won't be one of their victims.
So every morning with broom aloft,
Sweeping the webs right and left,
spiders fly all ways then scurry off,
Looking quite cross and bereft.
But as I look out of my window
I know they'll be back again,
And all I can do until morning,
Is hope that we have heavy rain!!
Last Moments
Softly she whispers
But he no longer hears,
Surrounded as he is by their ebbing love.
Their youth - cradled in memories -
Calls longingly to them.
A hand brushes his brow, he looks up.
Her shadow beckons and willingly he follows
Turning briefly for one final look
At withered faces with blank staring eyes.
Now he hears the whisper,
Long forgotten unfulfilled promises of past years.
Invitingly the shadow dances.
He reaches out, fingertips touch
And he is shadow too.
They race towards their unknown future
In ignorance of pain that's sure to come.