The Poems of David Garlick
Old dog, old friend, how many years have gone, since first we cuddled you? Or romped through trees, to roll on grass or chased the children through the snow. But years have fled, leaving you old, with joints that ache and muzzle gray. Yet still you stagger to your feet to welcome those you […]
Step by faltering step our love was born. Step by step we tested it. Step by step we built it. Step by step, child by child our family grew. Step by step the bonds were forged in love. Step by step we gave and in return received. Step by step and day by day and […]
You were always loved, my forbidden child. Never far from my thoughts, etched into my grieving heart. The ache that flooded me with seas of tears could never drown my sorrow, nor wash away my sense of loss. Now you are found again. Knowing that you are safe, fills me with thankfulness and my […]
A house is a place to live in. Made joyful with the laughter of children, It becomes a home. A door opens its arms in welcome. Let it speak quietly. Windows, house eyes. Open them; let the air in and the laughter out. A garden, a place of wonder, where flowers sing and insects […]