A summer poem from Kerry !

Eternity

He who binds himself to a joy

Does the winged life destroy:

But he who kissed the joy as it flies

Lives in eternity's sunrise.

William Blake

John's poem for Artist's Way group on July 10th at Ullet Road!

From you, I have been absent in the Spring

When Proud pied April, dressed in all his trim,

Hath put a Spirit of Youth in everything,

that hoary Saturn laughed and leapt with him.

Yet not the lays of birds, nor the sweet smell

Of different flowers, in odour and in hue

Could make me any summer’s story tell,

nor from their proud lap,pluck them where they grew

Nor did I wonder at the lily’s white

Nor praise the deep vermilion in the rose.

They were but sweet, but figures of delight

Drawn after you, you but pattern of all those

Yet seemed it Winter still and you away

As with your shadow, I with these do play.

WS.  Sonnet 98

a poem from Donna

We had an memorable evening on July 10 2014, a time for Artist's Way students to catch up with John, we had strawberries and cream and most folk brought a poem.

IT TAKES COURAGE.

It takes strength to be firm, It takes courage to be gentle

It takes strength to conquer. It takes courage to surrender

It takes strength to be certain, It takes courage to have a doubt

It takes strength to be fit in, It takes courage to stand out

It takes strength to feel a friends pain, It takes courage to feel your own pain

It takes strength to endure abuse, It takes courage to stop it

It takes strength to stand alone, It takes courage to lean on another

It takes strength to love, It takes courage to be loved

It takes strength to survive, It takes courage to live.