The Poems of David Garlick
She will be missed, our smiling Jean. A wife, a mother, sister, gran. A daughter from a distant land. Artistic creature and a friend. She left us in the Winter, in those last days of the year. To leave behind an emptry space That will be hard to fill. Many people loved our […]
I planted a rose in my garden. Watered and tended it grew. Reaching verdantly upwards, as if my purpose it knew. Slowly, in tight buds it flourished. Patient, I bided my time. Waiting for that special moment when the bloom would be in its prime. Early when dew gemmed the garden, with diamonds, […]
Early in the morning she sat on my lap. Chubby legs, dimpled at the knee. Golden hair, still mussed from sleep. Warm, she lent against my chest. To share my toast. Early in the morning we talked of many things. She asked. “What is snow? Why chickens lay eggs? Where Summer comes from […]
She arrived in a cloud of dogs, their joys reflected in her eyes. Their joy in being alive her joy in giving – them yet another life! She said, “Shadow needs a new home.” We said. “ We are not quite ready.” She said, “ Take her for the weekend to see if […]