Wednesday, May 4, 2016

SAD - IRONIC - GLAD - IDYLLIC

A SAD QUINTESSENCE OF AUTUMN
Sad.
No joy yesterday,
No yes today,
No success tomorrow.

Sadness.
No jesting lines,
No zest of minds,
No best of times.

Sad emptiness.
No fresh insights,
No restful nights,
No equal human rights.

Sad nests,
No harvest time blessing,
No parental addressing,
No fledglings impressing.

Sad empty nests,
No hidden birds of a feather shown,
No appeasement from those that have skyward flown.
No easing from bare trees who stand alone.

Sad trees,
Not keeping colours the same,
Not restraining the winds of change,
Not wearing a fashionable clothing range.

Sad naked trees,

I excuse your lachrymose loss of leaves,

My love encircles everyone of you that grieves,

In sacrifice we serve and then,

In faith our shared belief relieves...
A SAD QUINTESSENCE OF AUTUMN.

AN IRONIC EPITOME OF WINTER

Son
Unreached

Son
Unreaching

Son
Estranged
Acquaintance fleeting

Son
Displeased

Son
Displeasing

Son
Indifferent
Atmosphere freezing

Endure the absent warmth,
Find faith to fuel the furnace of forgiveness,
Clothe the coldest nights and days with hope,
Blanket a sonless heart of ice with love.

Face the unmerciful elements with courage,
Praying Son Of God please bring the thaw...
Brace every fibre of being for war...

Else this could be forevermore...
AN IRONIC EPITOME OF WINTER.

A GLAD JUVENESCENCE OF SPRING
Coming soon,
Won't be long now,
Look lively.

Smile, laugh, rejoice,
Show your beauty to the world.

Carefree, colourful, optimistic,
That's the spirit.

Come on,
See the jolly flowers in their juvenescence...
AND BE GLAD BECAUSE IT'S SPRING.

AN IDYLLIC EMBODIMENT OF SUMMER
Walk peacefully in the new day,
Freely away from the homestead,
Monumentally past the gum trees,
Blissfully down the gentle slope,
Happily through the flowering meadow.

Recline idly near the tree-lined river,
Comfortably upon the green grass,
Calmly in the safe seclusion.

Gaze aimlessly into the blue sky,
Enjoying its placid genius,
Content with the timeless pleasure
Of passing in a leisurely way -
One 
Eminently,
Innocent,
Idyllic, 
Summer 
Day.

© Michael Coldham-Fussell.