Poems – Page 4 – Derec Jones

Three thoughts

To be a good gardener, sow the seeds with love Believe in what you’re doing, do what you believe in…

Outside in October The stems of the bamboos in my neighbour’s garden are tall and waxy cream. Their leaves like…

When the fallen leaves remind you that Summer’s gone And the days are getting short and the nights are getting…

A few short poems about birds from my last poetry collection Blodyn Robin Pecking up the scraps of…

Another two human beings have arrived to keep the first one company They are here to stay Here and there…

Here they are, I think they’re lovely They are lovely They are Lovely Like me Like you You Utter beauty…

A little poem from my new collection – Blodyn – click here for more info In the dark In the…

Something I wrote on my birthday Happy Birthday To Me It’s a scratch on the wall a step on the…

(This is a very raw and unedited bit of rambling, posted here as an example of the sort of thing…

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