Kick-Start
Hills stand sharp against sky
above a lake flat in its light.
A bird’s wings bluster up.
I sip tea at a café table,
as winter sun reminds my skin
of brightness.
I wait for words
to wake across water,
find this page.
James Andrew is by profession a teacher who has lived in different places in the Highlands and has settled in Nairn. He has had two books of poetry published: one by Dionysia Press, called Sailing the Sands, and which won a Scottish Arts Council prize; and one by KT Publications called Birdsong and Flame.
My website is www.jamesaandrew@weebly.com.