Not for want of asking
Animate the still-life
bring passion in
bring drive
and determination
Through the threads
of autumn and winter
sap will rise
cherries will bloom again
trees will extend their branches
to provide shade and comfort
through the summer months
Admire the crisp new leaf-edge
that softens the bleak urban sprawl
let the lines of poetry grow long
as they romp chapter and verse
through the purple clover
Lend an ear to the vowels
that bend in the breeze
and to those words
that might save you :
you from yourself
or your self from you
Learn from the wind that breathes
life into us all
the air that burns in our lungs
and think :
is there any other purpose
than love ?
John Lyons