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