Forecast
tomorrow will see frequent showers
and occasional sunny intervals
red poppies and purple cornflowers
will push up through silent motorways
temperatures are set to soar
in the coming week which may set off
thunderstorms passenger planes will transform
into golden eagles and white storks
rhetorical bluster will falter and shrivel
in politicians’ mouths the brilliant sky
will release its cargo of lyrical poems
rivers will run with healing dramas
and Aristotelian fish contribute new grammars
gigantic hailstones will dance
among bright bee-eaters and chattering parrots
a virgin in a burgeoning garden won’t give
the beckoning fruit a second glance
the sun will rise on a new beginning
and southerly winds will ease to a gentle breeze.
Eric Nicholson is now retired. He worked as an art teacher and also worked in other fields of education. One book about Renaissance Art and Self-inquiry is looking for a publisher. Now working on a book about Blake and Buddhism. He enjoys countryside conservation, writing, singing in a choir and walking. On facebook. Published in, the projectionists playground, neutrons protons, literary orphans, empty sink and heartjournal – Blogs on http://www.erikleo.wordpress.com