Poetry Archives - Rocky Wanderings

A rose-tinted start to the New Year

A rose-tinted start to the New Year

Fireworks in Geneva, Switzerland, 12 August 2017. Fireworks explode overhead in hues of pinkAnd emotions surface like the bubbles in my glassOf rosé champagne as…

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The highs and lows of the Grand Canyon

The highs and lows of the Grand Canyon

A view of the Grand Canyon from Hopi Point on the South Rim. Leaving the glitz of Las Vegas behind, we drove into the sunriseLured…

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The island of St Helen’s

The island of St Helen’s

On St Helen’s, Isles of Scilly, looking across Tean to St Mary’s, with part of St Martin’s and some of the Eastern Isles visible. On…

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The appeasement of Barber’s Adagio for Strings

The appeasement of Barber’s Adagio for Strings

Stormy sky over the island of Samson, Isles of Scilly WRITTEN IN JUNE 2018 Marking forty years of marriage, anniversary roses sway in the breezeAs…

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Taming of the inner tempest

Taming of the inner tempest

Hell Bay, Bryher, Isles of Scilly WRITTEN IN SEPTEMBER 2000 Your turmoil taken by the tossing wavesYour burden made light when they breakYour spirit uplifted…

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