Two poems, remembering Andrew (dedicated to Janet, and all the family).
Posted: December 1, 2021 Filed under: Uncategorized 2 Comments
Andrew died a year ago today, after a long and harrowing illness. He was 43. He loved kite surfing, and was a great, green fingered gardener.
We all miss him.
These poems were written on the night of his death. And they are in honour of his memory.
A vigil (for Andrew)
In the still of midnight
As November closed the door
And moonlight silvered the new born
December night skies
I lay awake
Half listening to
Gregorian plain chant
Mesmerising
Soothing
I could only think about you
Wishing you
Willing you
Safe passage on this
your fateful journey
Knowing that
In the morning
Granted that we should see
The
Ever startling sunrise
Our being alive
Must feel
Somehow
As if it was
unjust.
Kitesurfing
“I have slipped the surly bonds of earth”
There’s a garden here
Fat with beetroot, leeks, peas and tomatoes
Dripping with the scent of sweet peas
Michaelmas daisies, wallflowers and foxgloves
Bursting skywards.
I’ve tended them well,
Worked this good earth
And loved it too
But now
Must leave.
For the winds are rising
Sending sand scurrying
Whale blowing gouts of foam
caressing Cat Rock
Surf scudding
The sea is greeting
Beckoning
The great kite sail unfurled
I’m ready
Psyched up, Adrenalin fuelled and eager
Holding steady
Gripping
Hearts eased and alive
Taken up
Fast flung skywards
The beach unfolding below
The waves unwrapping
And I’m soaring
Aloft where the gulls, oyster catchers, osprey make flight
Breath taking and beautiful
Exhilaration beyond delight.
There was a time
when
I’d return
To all that’s best
But now
I fly,
Unfettered, uncaring
Spiralling
Corkscrewing
Splitting the sunset
Silhouetting
Pirouetting
Set loose and
Free as a bird
Migrating
Heading into the West.
Marc Mordey 1st and 2nd December 2020


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Such lovely poems. A beautuful tribute to Andrew. 💛
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