
As Ponds Reflect
As ponds reflect
The trees and sky
So do we
Reflect
People and places
Around and
Held
Within ourselves.

Simon C.J. Falk 24 May 2021
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Slow Walk in the Sun
Slow walk
In the sun.
How simple pleasures
Can be
Such fun.
Basking in the radiance
Of the sun dance
After a day of rain.
It’s time to chance
The breeze in the trees
Sounds that please
An attuned ear.
We hear:
Panting of dogs
Cyclists passing logs
Children at play
On a zephyr teased day.
After the showers
The storms in the hours
Of previous days
As birds gently laze
On the pond
At wetlands
The sun on their plumes
In these days of spring blooms.
Simon C.J. Falk 19 November 2017
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Blossoms in Sight
Blossoms in sight
Covered by cloud
With a tinge of light
Inviting you to come
From winter
To spring
Where the birds will
Sing a song
As we long
For a moment of peace
Today.
Blossoms are a way
For us to hope.
Simon C.J. Falk 2 September 2017
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We Tread Heavily Upon The Earth
After having frightened birds in a field.
We tread heavily
Upon the earth
[and asphalt, concrete or
whatever we construct
To hide our feet
From natures touch].
And
Our footfalls frighten
Fauna
In our wake.
We mistake
Our smallness
Of size
Among many creatures,
For insignificant impact.
How wrong we are.
Our lands, skies, seas
Bear the scars,
Of our excesses.
And, in the recesses
Of our overactive brains,
There are gains,
When we become
More aware,
Of where
We fit
In the cosmos.
Yes,
We have
A place,
But it is not ours
To erase
The good entrusted to our care.
For we are here
To share.
And
To leave
This place
Better
For us
Having been
There.
Simon C.J. Falk 15 July 2017
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Eluded Pleasant Scent
Technology may
Capture,
In Pod and pixel,
The stunning sight,
Of brilliant day
And social night.
Sound,
It may record,
That we may pin it
To a board,
Or playlists
In our caches.
But,
The bulging bytes,
Cannot control,
A pleasant scent upon
A stroll,
A flowering tree
That comes to me
Oh, that pleasing scent
Held naturally!
Simon C.J. Falk 19 June 2017
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To a Magpie And…
Greetings, Magpie!
What news across the wing?
What song have you to sing,
To me
That may
Set us
A little more free
To be
In this moment
Of reverie?
I see
You sparkle
In the eye,
And, as I spy,
The warm sun
In the sky
Shines radiant beams,
Filling us with dreams,
And,
It seems,
With enthusiasm
That pulses
Into muscles,
As we traverse
This wooded scene.
Where have I been?
Where in the days
and weeks
Oh, feathered friend?
It seemed, my life
It did
Tend towards
Other ‘heady’ pursuits,
That called
For recruits,
To their so-called
Important ways.
Oh, those days,
Are gone.
And,
Feathered friend,
Now it seems
I send
My energies
In other ways
On these
Sunny afternoon
Days.
Now,
I give praise!
As I, falteringly,
Put into phrase
This afternoon
Sunlit splendour.
Simon C.J. Falk 19 June 2017
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Morning Motoring in the Mind and Moment
While driving early this morn
A familiar sight emerged again,
In the car and
In the mind.
The sun shone,
A scene unveiled,
But
The mind clattered on
In its own
Gobbledy-gook and dumblety-dum
Gibbery-gibberish and bumbley-bum of
Thoughts-fears-events-memories-ideas-blah!
Then,
From my peripheral vision,
A vista formed
Upon the retina
Of the eye
And soul:
A thin veil of mist
Rested,
Like a gentle caress,
Upon the land.
Embracing trees
In its delicate fold,
Meeting the dew-damp earth,
Mist held
Suspense
Of air
And presence too,
As I gaped upon
What I saw
And,
For those minute moments,
The monotony of mind machinations
Were stilled,
Stopped,
Present,
To the now,
And the scene
On the way.
Simon C.J. Falk 23 April 2017
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Rain Fell On An Autumn Eve
Rain fell
On an autumn eve,
In a sunny shower,
Of sound
And light,
That might
Wet the ground
A little,
And refresh
The gardens
For a time.
Gentle, it was,
As is
The remaining
Scent,
Sneaking up
Into the nostrils,
To tantalise us
With the new
bounty
From above.
Simon C.J. Falk 18 April 2017
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The Sun Rises
The Sun Rises
The sun rises,
Dawning
A new day.
The night shadows
Recede,
Then pass away.
What hopes arise
Afresh
On this morn?
What adventures
Begin
From the refulgent dawn?
Simon C.J Falk 8 January 2017
A Moment
A moment
In time
Seeing
The water droplets
Falling
On the pathway.
Pathway to peace
A moment away
From the tenuous
The time-poor
The manifold stuff
Of life.
A simple sprinkler
For the lawn
Leaves us a moment
Of bounty.
Simon C.J. Falk 10 March 2016
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