Poetry 2007 onwards
All works are Copyright SJ Fox 1997-2007
A blessing
Stillness at the centre of the storm,
Calm waters under a turbulent sea,
Deep love in a whirlwind of emotions,
Sun, moon and stars,
Light my way.
Blessed Be.
2007
For Jack...
Given the depth of darkness
Given the depth of darkness,
the cumulous clouds,
and the hiding moon,
It’s a wonder I found you,
joined hands, and so we steady
each other in the deepening night.
Given the avalanche of stones
that rain upon the path,
the briar and thorns that grasp and tear,
We cling together,
wind-blown,
and walk the narrow ledge.
Given the bitter cold,
the driving rain,
an uphill climb –
There’s no breath for talking now.
Eyes meet, and silently say,
“Not much further.”
And there is no home,
Nothing we call our own,
That is not encroached on, eroded and spoilt.
But the dark womb of comfort,
The heartbeat of living,
Is found in your arms.
2007
Shattered Dreams
I am
Shattered dreams
Fragmented pieces
Scattered
Each part
Cut adrift
Lies alone
The spaces between
Tell the story
The mosaic enriched
By the dark.
2007
Seen in York...
Love’s Rainbow
Today
Love's rainbow
Arced over the city
Enclosing the centre
Between it's pots of gold.
And the pedestrians scurried
Heads down
Bent against the wind,
Emersed in fog -
This job, the next bill, tax, and loans, pay cheque late, how could he have said THAT!
But the sunlit angels
Tie golden ribbons in my hair.
The mist kisses my face,
The rain washes my tears,
I move through the rainbow
Into my dreams.
Hold Me
Hold me in your cupped hands,
Gently, tenderly,
Lift me,
As an entranced child holds a tiny bird.
I am the sparrow with the broken wing,
Trusting – I have no option.
Crush me with one movement of your hands,
Or love me,
Love me and I will heal.
My heart flutters, anticipates death,
Yet, it has not come.
Another night, another day,
Does the pain lesson or change?
When the wing is healed
The memory of the pain will
Remain,
Remain,
Remain…
Against all instincts to fly,
I stay,
Another night, another day,
Too hard to fly away,
And where would flight take me to?
Wild emptiness,
False freedom,
The breakage would travel with me and
Remain,
Remain,
Remain…
Trusting – I have no option.
Hold me in your cupped hands
Gently, tenderly.
I will
Remain,
Remain,
Remain.
The Morrigan (Celtic Triple Goddess)
I am
The Morrigan
The crow, the raven,
Scavenger of souls.
The river runs between life and death -
I will search for you,
Find you,
Pull you gently
Through the water
Into death.
I am, Morrigu
The Great Queen , The Phantom Queen
The Transformer.
Fea the Hateful, Badbh the Fury, Nemon the Venomous
Macha - I stride into battle
To retrieve your body from your enemies.
I wash your soul clean at the ford,
Hold you in my arms,
I am your lover, your mother, your grandmother,
I am three
I am one
I am.
