The Old Burrow

Forest Lullabies

The Wayfarer's Wait

At the edge of wandering

Content and laden

With untold tales

The Wayfarer's wait

Here at the edge,

Quiet shadows glide,

A seamless change of set

We are both the actors,

and the audience

Enjoy the show

Story - kin

Bear My Soul

In all the world

I love our solitude the best

the deep warm dark

of this long forgotten

brings my heart to its resting place

and you bear

and all the world

'is' my soul

Soul - kin

The Blackbird King

 Blackbird at dawn

Crown of the morn

Still starlit eyes

Sing forth the day

Blackbird- kin

Forest Lullabies

My latest series of paintings - an a few of my older works - are a dedication to the blue hours of dawn. Collectively, I have named them 'Forest Lullabies'. They are a revolution of quiet in a noisy world, a celebration of gentleness, quietude and wonder. Painted lullabies to soothe the heart and remind us of the magic we are.

Here are a selection of images from this series.

Quiet Remembering

From this magnificent Silence,

I love you,

With all my heart

This quiet magic,

of two souls remembering,

Our true home

Bliss

Deer-kin

Badger Light

As the wind raises to battle branch and leaf,

Old Badger's lantern rocks a rusty lullaby

The forest is full of creaking shadows

and muffled footsteps

Badger-kin