A Poem and a Painting (and a book)

The full cover of Blodyn – my latest collection of poetry

Blodyn the Book – Collected poems 2017

Blodyn the Painting – acrylic on board 520mm x 670mm (20″ x 26″), 2001

Blodyn the poem
You are a creature
Petal-haired
Mouth-organ lipped
Smudge nose askew

You are a flower (an open flower)
A head on a stalk (A face on a stick)
Seeds like eyes
Seed-like eyes

You absorb the earth
Soak up the sun
Flow with the wind
Grow with the rain

You are raw life