POETRY | CREATIVE WRITING

Precious

A free verse poem

AI-generated image: Sunset (Magic Studios by Canva)

The tinned roof is warm
And she sits in cosy appreciative silence
Observing the last rays
Of her busy summer day -
It’s a good life.

She sips cold water
With lemon and honey
Whilst wishing upon early stars
And sending the day away -
It’s a simple life.

When mornings come
Roosters shriek and disperse
The magic of lucid dreams
Banishing nightmares —
It’s a happy life.

Days bring hard labour
Showered in cold sweat
Whilst earning precious bites
Of everyday bread —
It’s a delicious life.

Winds of change
Bring the smell of ripe fruit
And time passes as evenings
Labour away -
It’s a beautiful life.

Circle of the year
Never stops, never fades.
Hard work of the summer —
Laden tables later —
It’s a…