The Poems of David Garlick
As mountains go, I am not large, I do not tower in majesty and seldom does a cloak of snow adorn my rocky weathered back. But I am loved by many men, not just the few who can afford the luxury of living on a hill that overlooks the sea. No, most of […]
Summer now, when the sun shines and the sky’s, a dome of blue. Where the forests greet the ocean. Our fair city welcomes you. You are welcome as the Eagle, soaring to your greatest heights. You are welcome as the Orcas, talisman, of strength and might. Welcome Belize, welcome Ghana. Welcome Tonga, Malta, […]
The house is hot in Summer time. South windows catching all the sun and far below, the glassy sea is patterned with a currents flow. Our garden hums with many sounds, a buzzing bee, the whir of wings. The chatter of a cool lawn spray and leaves that rustle in a breeze. Waves of […]
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, […]