SERIOUS POEMS

WALKING WITH DAD
Edel Wignell ©

At dawn the sun plays
  with houses high on the hill;
Then slides down the spire,
  skips across roofs
  and dances on glass;
Dazzles my Dad
  ...and me.

PACHYDERM PRISONER
Edel Wignell ©

El-e-phant, el-e-phant –
So much bigger than an ant!

A thousand ants need very little space,
A small back yard is a perfect place.

But elephants walk many kilometres a day
In a group, picking leaves and eating on the way.

Elephants are wise and intelligent -
Their grief in confinement, I lament.

El-e-phant, el-e-phant –
So much bigger than an ant!

A DROP IN THE OCEAN
Edel Wignell ©

A spore of mould,
a granule of mustard:
      life.

A spark from a furnace,
A pinpoint in the galaxy:
      light.

A droplet on a bud,
pinpricks of mist:
      moisture.

A speck on glass,
a fleck on a table:
      imperfection.

A sliver of ham,
a shred of almond:
      feast for an ant.

A dot in the universe,
a jot in the galaxy:
      the earth.