Troubled times and stormy weather have the feeling they go together, ooops that sounds like the start of another poem !!,  Some times a storm clears more than tension in the atmosphere  this poem was one of those times.

Heart`s Storm

The rain is pounding on my window pane

beating out the sad tune in my head

for nothing can be said or done

can not change this feeling of dread

drops of rain running down my window

like the stream of tear I`m crying now

wondering what`s happening to me

to end this storm, please tell me how

darkened skies like the blackness I feel

gives a sensation of decaying

turning rotten from deep within me

I`m left here bewildered and praying

can this pain subside, start to heal?

will the rot cease to eat away my heart?

just like the storm, only time will tell

as it rumbles on, tearing the sky apart

© Lissie Bull 2024

image found on mothersheritage

 

Eurasian Lynx

These amazing agile creatures

camouflaged, they go un-noticed

short body, long legs and large feet

they remain totally focused

distinctive black tufts, tip their ears

hunt using both hearing and sight

they quietly stalk, watch and pounce 

sleeping by day, and active by night

widest ranging feline in the world

Europe`s  mysterious cats

jumping up two metres to cat a bird

these are fabulous acrobats

silent beauties in sheer motion

crafting the skills through twilight

on the lookout for their next kill

hunting the woods by moonlight

(C) Lissie`s Poems 2023

photo taken at Wild Place Bristol

 

Walkies in the Rain

Racing around the park

paws splashing in puddles

sunshine and showers

with rainbows all ablaze

jumping in the lake

all through the afternoon

as you chase the ducks

in and out the waters

your fur dripping wet

all the fun and games 

as the sun comes out

feeling warmth on your face

watching you shake

shake all the rain from your fur

twisting and turning

spraying rain drops

in different directions

baring your teeth n a grin

and your soak me too!

love our walkies in the rain

© Lissie Bull 2023

image from Dogs and found on DeviantArt

 

Love walking along a beach and let the imagination free....

Pebbles and Souls

Pebbles strewn across the beach

scattered around by the high tide

where they`re tossed about by oceans

travelling in waters far and wide

those pebbles are just like our souls

buffered by our swirling emotion

constantly exploring the world

this roller-coaster in motion

with the waters shaping the souls

as it shapes these many pebbles

some times they`re marooned in one place

others, crashing around like rebels

for every pebble is different

like the many souls set a drift

only time will tell when they settle

then love will give them that lift

so as you walk along the beach

and spy a pebble laying there

remember to handle carefully

a soul is drifting on a prayer!

© Lissie Bull 2023

I love being given challenges and a friend set a the task of writing about elephants and how they show emotions in three verses.  This is what I came up with

 

Tender Elephants

Majestic motherly mammals

meandering along the trail

linked together like a chain

from their long trunks to slender tail

a mother and her young baby

are protected by the whole herd

tender touches coax the young one

throaty sounds of happiness are heard

emotional and tender creatures

caring for each family member

they mourn openly for their loved ones

elephants will always remember

© Lissie Bull 2023

image found on aboutanimals.com

 

Life`s Road

We walked along life`s road awhile

shared all it`s twists and turns

helped each other in times of need

then sat and watched the sunset

before saying our goodbyes....!

© Lissie Bull 2023
Image found on chrishirshy.com

Painting pictures with words from my heart

colouring them with emotions 

images found in my nightly dreams

setting me adrift on life`s oceans

© Lissie Bull 2023

 

 

Bristol

Beautiful West Country city

River Avon flows through to the harbour

Iconic suspension bridge by Brunel

SS Great Britain moored where she was built

Take to the skies at the Balloon Fiesta

Oldest Zoo in the world outside a capital

Local heroes Wallace and Gromit are Bristolian

(C) Lissie Bull 2023