Please take a look at more recent poetry, which I felt inspired to write. I hope you enjoy it, or feel that it has some interest for you. Some poetry is driven by my relationship with God, His Son, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit; some, by the natural world and some, by my experiences or people I’ve met or know. Everything comes back to God; He is the centre of it all – this truth is magnificent, overwhelming, and liberating – which is not surprising – for He is our peace, our hope, our goodness, our freedom.
Latest poems (added January 2024) are:
SNOW
21-Dec 2023
The snow hasn’t fallen yet…
when it does, will it transform the world, covering everything up –
all the imperfections, and ugliness?
Bleeding Earth
10-Oct 2023
Smoke spreads its black cloak over the people.
The land cries, releasing dewy tears.
Hate shoots bursting flames into the skies…
Coming Peace
11-Nov 2023
My bones are rattling, Lord.
Dust rises high into the dry air.
People are on the move, for they hear the Word of the Lord…
The Front Line
25 September 2023
They’re dying on the Front Line – limbs, shattered; hope, lost; excruciating pain, endured.
They’re defending us, you know – on the Front Line…
Weird Weather
05 August 2023
The weather in France is unseasonably weird.
In England, storms batter the country.
Many parts of the world are suffering…
Tableau
14 August 2023
The landscape from my window is picture-perfect –
rolling hills, sheep dotted about,
moving white clouds tinged with pink…
Surf
01 June 2023
The waves, sharply white and frothy, hug the rippling water.
The sea churns up green.
Its stunning brightness hits the darkening sky, where clouds hover
and refuse to move…
Storm in France
1st Aug 2022
The rain hammered down yesterday
I thought the sky would cave in
Trees swayed violently
And thunder roared, growled, echoed…
Freedom is Jesus
1st June 2022
Freedom is Jesus dying on the Cross
See the blood pouring from His side
The tears in His eyes
A face distorted by pain
A body wracked with unspeakable joy…
Silence
1st Aug 2022
In the silence
I hear only the birds and insects
Humming and tweeting.
Even the wind does not stir
On this hot summer’s day…
Love
15th June 2022
We are told that God is love
That Love Divine flows from all of us
When in His care, we look to Him
He can penetrate deep and share with us
All that is good and right and true – for He is Love…
Summer Drought
15-Aug 2022
Green figs are nearly ripe.
Orange peaches weigh heavy on the tree.
Rosy apples fall to the ground.
Abundant fruits delight the mid-day sun
and so, too, the opportunist scavenger!…
The Coming Storm
1st June 2022
It is cataclysmic
It is shocking
Everyone will know the might of the Lord!
Do you feel it – the coming storm?…
Work-in-Progress
1st July 2021
I am made in the image of God!
You are made in the image of God!
What an amazing truth:
that The Creator, created me…and you…
Is it Over?
13th Mar 2022
Is it over?
Will the world ever be the same again?
Will we ever stop fighting?
Will we ever seek God with all our hearts?…
Marvellous Marbles
31st Aug 2022
A marble of beautiful colours
runs smoothly along the ground –
nothing seems to obstruct its path.
We all watch, transfixed –
almost mesmerised, waiting to see where it will end up.
Eventually, it will stop…
FROST
18 January 2022
Frost, white and delicate, is on glass outside –
not quite covering every part of the pane.
Light shines on it – sun beams fall, making the fragments glimmer softly.
Everything is so fragile; and beauty is everywhere – for those who see it.
FROST…REVISITED
3 February 2022
The frost is thawing now
And signs of early spring make the sky, blue and grass, green.
We feel the warmth, the promising intense heat of summer,
The fullness of the sun’s light.
SILVER PEARS
15 March 2022
Silver pears are hanging on the pear tree. Sunlight, full of beams, shines through the branches, Touching the leaves.
Jesus Falls…for the First Time
Sept. 2021
Dust. Stones. Broken rock. Rough, dry earth.
Is that the Way of the King – our King!
Is that the path of His children –
a passage of pain and struggle?
She’s Passing…
March 2019
Life is ebbing away
Beauty is fading (but not forgotten).
She looks sadly at her passing world –
Counting the days, the hours, the moments.
New Life
March 2017
I loved you before you were born
And when you came into the world, I loved you even more
I love you because I love my son
And you are his daughter
The Vineyard Owner
July 2021
The vines are planted now – in soil that was specially prepared.
It took time to weed and cultivate the soil, so that the young roots could thrive.
WEEP FOR THE WORLD
July 2021
Weep for the world –
For God must surely weep!
When God is driven out, evil comes in –
see it, feel it, know it, fear it.
Who Am I in Christ Jesus?
August 2021
Have you ever ventured into silence?
Have you looked into the depths of your heart?
Have you sought the God within you?
Have you spoken to the Eternal One?
France – the Beauty & Splendour of Life
May 2021
The evening sun is now slowly disappearing, behind the mountain top.
Pink streaks of a beautiful sky remind us of a prevailing heat…
Tiny Holy Seeds
March 2021
Tiny seeds are held in my hand –
I take good care not to let them fall away…
Swaddled
March 2021
Oh God that You came to Earth
As a baby in a scrap of cloth
Laid in a wooden manger…
Is Our God Silent?
Feb. 2021
Is our God silent?
Has He closed His ears, His eyes, His heart to us,
as we struggle and fall and weep?
For You Are God
Feb. 2021
Across the lights of thousand stars
I see you there
For you are God
Your radiance blasts life into the world…
Bread of Life
Jan.2021
Before You, oh Lord, I sit.
You are there, in the Blessed Sacrament.
Exultation of the Cross
September 2020
My Beautiful Son is hanging on the Cross – for you!
He did not sin, for He is incapable of sin.
But you, you sin and cruelly pierce His flesh…
The Encounter
August 2020
I turned and saw Him.
I couldn’t move, for His very presence held me captive.
I tried to step away, for I knew that He could read my heart…
Pandemic
March 2020
The world has stopped – but You, Jesus, do not stop.
Its outer wheels have stopped turning –
but the inner ones, like a clock,
continue to stutter and speed up…
A Moment in Time Captured
September 2020
Yesterday, the heat made everything still –
the trees did not sway; the leaves did not flutter;
the clouds in a pure-blue sky, seemed motionless…
Joy
September 2020
‘Speak Lord Your servant is listening.’
‘Come Holy Spirit. Come Holy Spirit. Come Holy Spirit.’
Joy is life with Me…
BLACK OUT
January 2021
Black out, wipe out, sight out, lights out
Scramble, madness in fear, falling, soaring, warring…
Ebb & Flow
Feb. 2020
An the ebb and flow of life
In the shifting sands of time
When we feel submerged and overwhelmed..
The Word is Alive
Oct. 2020
Every page contains a truth,
To the open eye, to the burning ear,
For the heart that yearns –
For God’s love is written in the Words there-in,
Carefully crafted by our One True Friend.
Rainbow Light
16 April 2020 Coronavirus Lockdown
I’m dancing on the top of the rainbow,
I’m dazzled by the light of the Son,
Dark clouds have passed me by…
Freedom is You
24 Dec. – before the Coronavirus Pandemic
There’s a mist forming over the land.
Light tries to penetrate; darkness blocks it out.
St Joseph’s Day
Mar. 2020
Peace, my people, peace!
Do not be afraid.
I am here with you, no matter what befalls…
Heart Attack
Jun. 2019
The world’s having a heart attack.
Panic. Hard to breathe.
Sense of foreboding. Danger of death…
At Your Feet
Nov. 2019
We are here, Jesus, at Your feet –
Your precious feet.
Oh, Glorious One, our hearts are burning
and we kneel, now, at Your feet…
Read the Times
Nov. 2019
The fires are burning
The rains are falling
The earth is quaking
The sea is rising…
Jesus Had Nothing (when He came to Earth)
May 2020
Jesus was born in an animals’ stable, laid in a manger on straw.
His parents, Mary and Joseph (earthly father) were very poor…
Pyrenees
Jan 2020
Silver streams of bubbling mountain beauty Sparkle under the bright blueness of a Pyrenean sky. .
I TRIED TO KILL YOU…
Jan. 2021
I tried to kill you when I lied to you
I tried to kill you when I tormented you…
The Thief
Oct 2019
He broke in, the thief –
Stole into our space, uninvited….
Stay Awake
Dec 2020
‘Stay awake and stand ready, because you do not know the hour when the Son of Man is coming.’ Matthew 25:13 Where are My witnesses? Are you one of them? Can I count on you – for you, can count on Me!
Prophecy
Dec 2019
There is a mist forming over the land, The light tries to penetrate But darkness blocks it out. There’s a fear in the opaque stillness As hearts flutter and lungs inhale damp air.
Joy
Nov 2020
‘Speak Lord Your servant is listening.’ ‘Come Holy Spirit. Come Holy Spirit. Come Holy Spirit.’ Joy is life with Me.
Self
Oct 2020
Self does not want to know God Or rely on Him as a friend. Self must achieve all And walk proudly on his chosen path.
Feast of the Sacred Heart
June 2020
esus, in Gethsemane, You prayed to Your Father in Heaven – knowing what you’d have to endure in order to save mankind.
Burn (written in 2020 pandemic)
Jun 2020
You are right to praise Me, for I love to hear the praises of My people!
Come to Me in song and prayer; speak to Me from your heart, for you are My children –.