When the Storm Comes

29/12/2020 –  Poem a Day Compilation



Lightning scorches the sky

Instantly brilliant, then gone

A flash filled with intensity

Burning before my eyes

        And, still, I think of you.



Thunder rolls across the horizon

A low rumble filling my ears

Cracking and breaking

In wave after wave

        And, still, I think of you.



Grey clouds blanket the sky

Pushed by angry winds

High above me

Blustery and gusty

        And, still, I think of you.



Rain mists on the windows

Gutters overflow

Fences drip and shine

Grass is sodden underfoot

        And, still, I think of you.



Leaves dance up into the sky

Caught in the twisting duel

Of opposing forces

Before fluttering down to earth

        And, still, I think of you.



Hail shatters on the roof

Sending showers of ice

Flying to the ground

Like a carpet of snow

        And, still, I think of you.



A rainbow arcs across the sky

Glittering as it hangs above

Leading to a pot of gold

That I will never reach

        And, still, I think you

The Rainbow

17/06/2020 – Iso Well-Being Compilation

 

I want to sense the rainbow –

To know it’s there before all my other senses,

To feel it vibrate through me like dark matter,

And to explode into the beautiful spectrum it is.

 

I want to see the rainbow –

On every street corner and country lane,

On every train and bus and taxi I pass,

And in every eye with which I make contact.

 

I want to release the rainbow –

From the commercialisation of businesses,

From the hypocrisy of governments,

And from the abuse of homophobes.

 

I want to hear the rainbow –

In every voice that speaks to truth and love,

In every note of every song sung,

And in every solitary, silent moment.

 

I want to be allied with the rainbow –

That no one should live in fear,

That everyone should be accepted,

And that love really does mean love.

 

I want to touch the rainbow –

When a child holds its parent’s hand,

When a friend offers a warm embrace,

And when a team mate celebrates a victory.

 

I want to know the rainbow –

Is a symbol of unity and community,

Is celebrated as a sign of hope,

And is there even when I can’t see it.

 

I want to smell the rainbow –

In every subtle hint of perfume,

In every pheromone you exude,

And in every florist that I walk by.

 

I want to spread the rainbow –

From Serpents in the dreamtime,

From a promise by a deity,

And from a revolution against hate.

 

I want to taste the rainbow –

In every cake baked on a summer’s day,

In every home hooked meal on the stove,

And on the skin of every cheek I kiss.

 

I want to be the rainbow –

With every action I take in this world,

With every word that spills from my lips,

And with every friend that I make.