The Stranger – Part 4

He sits waiting.

He wears his face with wonder

whilst smoking safe under the rowanberry tree.

There’s no hating;

grey eyes void of thunder

as he says his thanks in threes:

one for creating,

one for being torn asunder;

allowing the good part to roam free,

and now, as he builds a fire

for the night, he smiles in the knowledge

that the flames will sway to entertain,

but the constant glow  

will allows this stranger,

to finally sleep

in the present

and the presence

of honest warmth.

Tomas Bird - Pear Kindling 2017

A Homeward Journey 7#

The evening bus is silent.

The darkness holds our tongues.

The landscape passes smoothly

and is spattered sparsely by the sun.

An hour rolls by so solemn.

The black of night descends.

The landscape's pricked with streetlights;

glowing pinheads seem to never end.

Seemed to never end I thought,

until suddenly we arrived.

The evening bus still silent;

just darkness and some lives.

The hissing door it opens.

The other stand to leave.

But I just sit politely;

politely sit and breathe. 

Soon comes my turn to venture out.

I shuffle towards the cold.

The evening air is silent;

the darkness chills my soul.

Tomas Bird - Pear Kindling 2017

Take My Hand

Where are the infinite stars

to guide me home to my place with the Gods?

They are no longer she whispers,

take my hand, and we’ll skip merrily into the meadows:

your 9-5 job,

your pin stripe suit,

your liver;

it matters no more, my love;

take my hand.

Where are the infinite flowers

so we can walk bare footed all night long?

They are all dead she weeps,

take my hand, and we’ll run blind scared into the future:

your family,

your smiles,

your memories;

it matters no more, my love;

take my hand.

Where are the infinite songs

to listen to as we pass across to the other side?

They have been played, she sings,

take my hand, and we’ll cross in silence over to hell:

your soul,

your everlasting soul;

it matters no more, my love;

take my hand.

Tomas Bird - Pear Kindling 2017