Deception

Deception is alive and well
It stimulates some people.
Seems to be like a rose bush
where they wallow
in the beauty,
sight and smell of the flower
forgetting that along the way
people are scratched
- and sometimes mangled -
by the thorns

 Peter Bean

Change stopped coming, it arrived

You can hear the cries of jubilation:
No more waiting, no more waiting
You pick up the scent of excitation
Change has arrived, change has arrived
Would you like some more exploration?
There is no need, there is no need
Since we’ve moved on from expectation
Present reality, present reality
Allows us to end the recitation
Change has arrived, change has arrived

© Peter Bean

Liffey Falls

Rock pool
Tantalises
Surprises

Sunken wood
Waterlogged
Shelters frogs

Slippery eel
Swims around
Food abounds

Coloured rocks
Lay at peace
Final release

Everything drowns
But is given life
A different slice

Discordant sound
Hangs around
As chainsaw lunges
And forest plunges

© Peter Bean

Alum Cliffs

Alum cliffs
Stately serene
Where have you been
I’m so miffed
I have not seen
you sooner

Alum cliffs
Grey, blue, & green
Present a scene
Not to be missed
The birds are keen
to croon – ah!

 Peter Bean

Garden Ramble

(poetry on my feet)

Bumble bees bulge
drooling lavender syrup
pollinating
to their heart’s
(as small as it is)
content

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Variegated trunk
displays maps
indicating
various journeys
insects have taken

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Forecourt bare
although
icebergs
(roses not water)
encroach

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Hydrangeas
are thankful
the river
provides
endless supply

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Garden pond
stands sentinel
lilies express
cool life

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Willow, birches
combine
to transform
this Tasmanian hideaway
to British cottage

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Always
the birdsong
punctuating
the crisp
morning air

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 Peter Bean

Flight

Flight
takes place
more easily
in my mind
than
in a machine

Lumbering
to lift
the body of
passengers
and
bags in the hold

I close
my eyes
imagining
floating away
on
clouds and breeze

Until
the captain’s
voice so loudly
interrupts
my
reverie

Fragile
soft thoughts
peaceful
disappear
in
very short time

So,
which flight
is easier?
Suggestions
for
one or the other…

 Peter Bean