Taking the Distant View

I wrote this poem after spending a long time sitting, looking at mountains, an inlet, sunlight on ocean, watching birds, and considering life …

TAKING THE DISTANT VIEW

these mountains overlook                                
the ocean of my mind
and whatever skills
I hold within myself
these harbours and cedars
this bee-wrung sunlight
slide on fresh currents
into havens that open
to where I have been before
and hope to go again
while dragonflies and hawks
glide as new shadows
in their hunt for prey
among cocooned spiders
swaying between masts
above the shimmer
of distant waves

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Frame and The McGuire – ‘… a gentle yet striking novel about the way our perception influences our judgement of others.’ Amy Mathers. For ages 8-13 … published by Tradewind Books available on Amazon or your local bookstore.