The Poems of David Garlick
I held her in my arms. The sky was winter dull but in my mind I now see only brightness. How small she seemed, warm against my chest she was mine; just for a while. Proud dad was gruff and mum, new to me; fresh off a plane, twanged Ausy sounds. She let me […]
Lets celebrate our lives. The places we have seen, the happy times with family, the things that we have done. Those special memories, the pet we loved so well, the cake that rose, the flower that bloomed, the stories that we tell. Lets celebrate our friends, some here some in our past. Their kindness […]
I was sitting by a river, shaded by a tree. There I wept, for my lover, who’d deserted me. My heart heavy, all seemed hopeless, tears flowed endlessly. Like the river that I sat by, beneath the willow tree. Then a songbird came enquiring, head cocked, he looked at me. And his eyes […]
Through weaving heads I waved at her. Through little fingers she blew a kiss. Bright eyes held mine, till crowd eclipsed, new sights stole her away. So this is what a grand father is. So this is what a grandfather feels. Deep sad loss but somehow glad, that one so young can reach across […]