Having a meme for 30 Days of Gratitude is a helpful prompt for poetry practice. Because somedays it can feel a bit blank. I need something more than caffeine for a kickstart. And so I consulted the meme my niece posted on Instagram. And if it is 8th November, then Nature is the theme. Which I can relish. Not everyone may realise that I live in Paradise. It’s part of a wider region known as the Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark. And a geopark, for those who are scratching their heads, is a UNESCO designation for regions of outstanding international significance for both natural and built heritage. I sometimes am incredulous that we actually stumbled on this area when we moved from Yorkshire.
So before I post the poem, let me give you a wee slide show of my corner of the universe.
I mustn’t neglect to include a cow picture. This is cattle country after all.
And some cow parsley that festoons our lane every May.
I suppose I could have gone for a lyrical pastoral poem. But we live close to upland country. It is much more wildish in West Cavan.
Nature
green
bronze gold
moss
lichen
sky
canvas
cloud
drop cloth
lake
water
still
presence
tree
rooted
bare
sleeping
stream
flowing
down
river
sea
roaring
tide
turning
bird
feeding
wings
flutter
sun
rising
day
starting
moon
waxing
month
cycling
night
skywatch
owl
hooting
all
nature
is
changing
like
Luna
we
return
like
daylight
too
returns
Copyright © Bee Smith 2018
Sojourning Smith 
Love this Autumn poem
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Thanks for visiting the blog and reading the poems.
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As usual you capture the spirit of the place beautifully
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And Dear Readers, she has seen it in the non-virtual/digital version! 😄
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Lovely sojourn in words for this armchair traveler.
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Beautiful!!!
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😊
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I really enjoyed the “moon waxing, month cycling” stanza. Thanks for sharing! I am a Creative Life Coach with a poetry blog and here one of my recent poems about the sea which also includes a link to the live version.
https://peacockpoetryblog.wordpress.com/2019/05/14/brave-waves/
I am also on Instagram as #coachingcreatively, let’s follow each other if you use this medium? You can also find me on Facebook under Sam Allen wearing a bright red and orange hat!
I love connecting with fellow creatives as you can see!
Sunny greetings from Switzerland!
Sam 🙂
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It’s so beautiful, good day to you 💖⚘
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