Clouds poem by Iris Carden Troubles gather like clouds From nowhere Slowly at first Building up Darkening the sky Coming faster Ominous Threatening Dangerous A friend Who listens Who hears Who understands Helps find solutions Interrupts the storm Sunlight through the clouds
Category: Poetry
Windmill
Windmill poem by Iris Carden Soft breeze blows Blades turn slowly Metal groans quietly Pump reaches down Deep into arid earth Treasure from aquifer Water brings life Life to cattle Life to ground Life to birds Life to wildlife Life to the outback
Goodbye Bumpy
Goodbye Bumpy poem by Iris Carden For seventeen years you ruled our lives iron claw in velvet paw. We learned to do what we were told when you laid down the law. On Saturday you met your fate, at the emergency vet. We’d hoped that you’d get over this, like all that you’d faced yet.…… Continue reading Goodbye Bumpy
Tortoise
Tortise poem by Iris Carden You’re eighty years old and still just middle aged, you must have seen so much, across the world’s stage. Now you are so big most predators won’t see you as food, Life should be so easy, and everything so good. But humans are strange predators, size no discouragement. Sailors stopping…… Continue reading Tortoise
Hello Twenty Twenty-three
Hello Twenty Twenty-three poem by Iris Carden Hello, and welcome, Twenty Twenty-three. What kind of year do you think you’ll be? Twenty Twenty, Twenty-one, Twenty-two, set expectations very low for you. Your older siblings weren’t all that great. They brought disease, disasters, war and hate. The world-wide pandemic was never fun, And invading your neighbours…… Continue reading Hello Twenty Twenty-three
The Twelve Days of COVID
The Twelve Days of COVID poem by Iris Carden On the first day of COVID, the virus gave to me: a nose running fairly freely. On the second day of COVID, the virus gave to me: two hacking coughs and a nose running fairly freely. On the third day of COVID, the virus gave to…… Continue reading The Twelve Days of COVID
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas from Iris Carden To all the people who read my words, I wish the best Christmas available in your world. If you Christmas is tinsel-covered, and filled with family, I wish you love. If your Christmas is in a manger laid, and celebrated in church, I wish you faith. If your Christmas makes…… Continue reading Merry Christmas
Star
Star poem by Iris Carden They left their home for a country afar. They watched the night sky and followed a star. They crossed barriers of country and faith, following a light, in search of the great. They went to a palace in search of a king not knowing the danger that visit would bring.…… Continue reading Star
Bauble
Bauble poem by Iris Carden A glass Christmas bauble, shiny and bright, encircled by glitter, reflecting the light. It hangs on the tree amid tinsel and lights, a strange commemoration of such a strange night. A young woman gave birth, homeless, in the gloom. Her poor tradie husband couldn’t find them a room. The birth…… Continue reading Bauble
The Week Before Christmas
The Week Before Christmas poem by Iris Carden It was a week before Christmas and things weren’t going well, Santa’s cost-cutting measures were beginning to tell. The reindeer were weak, from inferior food, Elves working overtime, were in a horrible mood. The elves formed a union. Reindeer did the same. They presented Santa, their demands…… Continue reading The Week Before Christmas