The salt marshes and mud flats
And a nice sea breeze
Lots of flowers
Lots of colours shapes and sizes
Prickly ones spiky ones round ones
Red Begonias
It was nice being on the seashore
We've been there several times before

What grows in the hedgerows?
Elderflowers and nuts
Mushrooms and wild garlic
Raspberries and blackberrie
Rosehips and nettles
Among many other edible things
That we can pick and gather
Freely since time immemorial
Thank you Planet Earth

My mother and I
Sat on the settee
Where I was happy to be
I saw twizzling butterflies in the air
And blue **** two of them in a pair
Mum saw a man up in a tree
In the next door garden to me
It was good to be there
With my mum
Because I love her
And she is the best mum
In the whole wide world

Maggie Sorbie  August 2016

In the stillness of the morning air
The sound of rustling leaves in the trees
A quiet time to meditate and contemplate
On questions that man must have pondered upon
Down the ages
Who am I
And Why am I?

Maggie Sorbie  June 26th 2016

Outside my windowpane
It started to rain
Like a curtain descending
It grew dark
I thought: 'It will soak the ground
And freshen the air
For miles around'
'Then'
As suddenly as it had started
It stopped
The sky colors changing hue
As the bright sun
Came back through
There must be a rainbow out there
Somewhere
Outside my windowpane

Maggie Sorbie  June 26th 2016

cat  the cat sat on the mat

He stood
In the hot sun
With his tournament-style
Heavy coat on

Did he have water
Or was he asleep
On his four feet?
We stood at the fence
To see if he was alright
"Do you want a carrot?"
Which he understood
And as we went to buy one
He showed us
That he did have water
And after we chucked
The carrots
Over the fence
He showed us that he liked them
By giving us a big smile

Maggie   June 6th 2016

What a transformation!
The river back within it's banks
Gently meandering
Children swimming
A grey heron spied fishing
Through the budding leaves
Unknown wildflowers on the ground
It was as if the winter floods
Hadn't happened

Maggie   Apr 20 2016

We went to Chester's for lunch
Yummy and veggy
Reasonably-priced
And we thought there couldn't be
A better place to eat

It was like a tree house
The water was trickling
Over the stepping stones
And the bright sun bounced
Off the water
Through the dappling leaves

And on the other side of the river
The lime green shiny leaves were
Reflected in the water

For a moment I thought I saw a ******
It was truly magical to see

The leaves are blowing
Around on the ground
The tall trees are swaying
In the breeze

I am thankful
For the dry and windy day
Giving the rain water
A chance to flow away

Maggie

Feb 22 2016 Windermere

There were birds and there were bees
There were flowers and there were trees
Blowing in the breeze
There were brightly-coloured male pheasants
With sharp beaks
And camouflaged female pheasants
On the ground, all around
There were reed beds stretching
As far as the eye can see
They were there before the land
Was covered with forests
Now being given a hand by man
To protect the wildlife

Maggie

I spy bluebells in March, I think
The white snowdrops are wilting
And the yellow daffodils are blooming
As are the crocuses
In beautiful shades of purple and yellow
There is warmth in the sun
That my body welcomes
I have missed this

And you can tell it’s spring
When the birds are nesting
And the bees are buzzing
And the flowers are blooming
There is warmth in the sun
As we welcome it back here
To our hemisphere


Maggie      March 2016

After such a wet winter

A pink cloud
Then a purple cloud
Not a white
Or a stormy cloud
Appeared before me
At the window
Then
A sunset
A satellite
A single star
And a crescent moon

The beauty of which
Held me in awe

After such a wet winter


Maggie

We walked along
The lakeshore
Flying Canadian geese we saw
And bluebells galore
Anchors were clanking
The waves were lapping

The lake shimmered
In the warm sun
And the big oak trees
Gave us shade

The marshland
Had yellow flowers
That we did not know
The name of
And we enjoyed
Sitting by the water
Eating ice cream
In such a peaceful setting

Maggie  May16 2016

Pink blossom petals
Blowing all around
Not making a sound
As they hit the ground

Lovely to see
From a cherry tree
I had forgotten how beautiful
Spring could be

Maggie   Windermere, UK