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Sheila Stafford May 2020
We ventured out
The grass so green
The sun so hot
And flowers a dream

The gentle walk
Towards a scene
As we gasp
It’s like a dream

A lake so wide
Yet calm
As boats bob up and down
Freely in the water
Awaiting their master

The ducks floating
Like magic
Drifting along
With a paddle underneath

Who knows what their thinking
Is it time to eat

Time drifts by
Like floating driftwood
calmness
And beauty
Like no other

How lucky
We are
Sheila Stafford May 2020
We sit
We wait
Until they open the gate,
The doors are locked
Our lives have been stopped

So what are we waiting for
A change in direction
Some hope
That we can believe

More than
A fish that is swimming
Without fins
What can we believe

Will life begin
And start again
Less worry
About money

What are we waiting for
Who is going to make a change
And open up the flood gates

That will take us on a track
One that might be good
Or one that might
Be bad

Who will lead our country
Back to strength
Giving us some
Solidarity
So we can march forward
Again
Sheila Stafford May 2020
It may feel strange
In the world right now
And yes it is different
From other years gone by

But let’s sit still
And enjoy a time
Where the traffic
Has been stopped
And the hastle of waiting
In traffic jams
And other hells
Filled with anxiety
Has gone for a time

Pollution of planes
Has dispersed
How does it feel
What do you think

The air is cleaner
And time
Has been given back
to the whole planet
As were are all  sat

A stillness like no other
A calm
And peace
This is what nature
Ordered
The planet
Released
Sheila Stafford May 2020
Hello I can see you
Sat on the wall
And looking very much alone
Hello how are you

The man looked sad
Hello again
Hoping the man would see my smile
And a greeting that might inspire
Some feeling
That he’s not alone

Hello yes I’m here
And wanting to ask
How are you today
I sincerely want to ask

A smile on his face
Lit up the world
A moment in time is all Took
Sheila Stafford Apr 2020
Love is so deep
So meaningful
Don’t blink
It can carry you
When you need a lift

Love is

Love is so many things
A depth that only you can feel
And give to one
So privileged

Love is

In your heart it feels so deep
One should give
So more can keep the love that runs
And powers a storm

Love is

A child that’s born
A love as a parent for life
Is meant
A heartfelt life that’s spent

Love is

So many things  

Love is
Sheila Stafford Apr 2020
Nature is so wonderful
It gives without an ask
The beauty of the blue sky’s stretching out above
The flowers are a wonder of colour shape and size
But all of which are fascinating to look at with our eyes

The smell of flowers and trees take me back when beautiful sunny days
that seemed to last
With ease and calmness we so long to have

But take one moment and open your eyes
And you will have what nature gives without lies
Sheila Stafford Apr 2020
The Tree in my Garden
Swings and sways
When wind is ablaze
Branches holding on
Waiting for calm
To come

The tree in the garden
Bathing in the sun
Accommodating lots of birds
And bees
Harmonising
As the day has began
And gentle touch of green leaves
Now calm
And seen

How lucky we can see
our  tree
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