HOW IT IS
Like ripples on a pool while living
Governed by time unforgiving
Looking for joy wheresoever it may be.
In the chill of life uncaring
Journeying at speed those daring
To indulge in idle thoughts of being free.
Early youthful dreams commanding
Pleasure in this life demanding
Soothing sombre thoughts whatever we may see.
‘Til the sun’s bright rays grow colder
Warmed by memories when older
Bewildered we look back long before we flee.
Albert Curle, Ferryhill
DERWENTWATER ISLE
Derwentwater Isle looked inviting from the shore
Making us believe we would like to see some more.
We hired a boat and rowed across With muscles all a tingle.
Breathing hard and breaking sweat We ground up on the shingle.
Whilst spending time in sweet repose
A mighty thunderstorm arose.
Lightning forked and thunder roared.
Launch the boat and grab your oars.
Out into the murk and heaving swell
Heading into the jaws of hell,
Pitching and tossing for what seemed an age.
Then Keswick loomed and the landing stage.
Clambered out of the boat And dragged ourselves ashore.
Staggered towards the town Battered, bedraggled and sore.
Leaving behind the menacing lake
Trailing water in our wake.
Robert Hill, Grewelthorpe
ROTARY
Round and round
In ever decreasing circles
Round and round
In ever decreasing circles
Like the ripples on a pond
When a stone is thrown in
Circles widen until they
reach the shore
They return to the centre
Then the pool is still again
Small wheels turn big wheels
The inner wheel is a hub
From which spokes rotate
the outer wheel
Perpetual motion is when they
are in harmony
Like the planets revolving
around the sun
The driving power is love
And love changes everything
Bill Craggs, Darlington
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