The geese flew today:
a vanguard of winter.
Like a plough turning the soil,
their skein furrowed the sky;
wings plunging through the air,
pulled up and away from me.
Although the sky was still blue,
still streaked with the soft orange
of an early morning sun,
the sight reminded me that
the season of our growing together
is over, and the harvest done.
Header photograph © Peter Burton.
Beth lives in Dorset near the Jurassic Coast but grew up in the Middle East. The landscapes of both inspire her writing. Her poetry often focuses on change – what is gained and lost in the process. She was a teacher of English and history but now works in teacher education. She has written textbooks for education and won the poetry prize in the Sherborne Literary Festival in 2014.
Well, l was in a deep sleep going about being filled with The Holy Spirit and your name came to me in the dream clearly so l am seeking you and l see you are a poet will deep insite.
I am a follower of Jesus.
I prayed for a publisher for your book Composite Character.
I came from childhood fears and Jesus found me and gave me a new life.
I am reborn and filled with The Holy Spirit.
God loves you.
I will seek your writings.
Maybe l can put my testimonies of transformation to poetry.
Blessings.