Below is the contents of 'The Heart Of Poetry: First Journey'. The poems that are available online are in bigger, underlined text. Click on a poem to read it.
Poems...
//A Flock of Birds// Reading Between the Lines// The Gift// A Mother’s Love// Level in My Breeze// My Burning Desires// We’re Going To See Graham Today// Clocks// The Meadow// Evening Stream// Beacons// Unconditional Love// Honey and Vanilla Ballet// Beads// The Photograph// Sitting on the Banks of the Wye// Spritual Princess// Drops of Heaven// Pen Y Fan// Chill// The Wardrobe// Y Mynydd Du// Life Time// To A Pilot Who Guides Me On My Path// First Journey// Floating Feather// Early Morning Caesarian// Mrs Davies// The special effects of flakes// The Welsh Lad of the Mountain// Hush Now. Just Listen.// A Welsh Mountain Kind// Blowing Down The Cwm// Destiny// Drive Your Own Screensaver// Maximus And His Friend// The Dance Of The Queens// 10th of March 2007//
Introduction to 'Mrs Davies':
Mrs Davies had a stroke a year ago
Mrs Davies
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And I was up in the black mountains
to see a cow stuck by a wall
and Mr Davies said to me
look at the lambs
I’m not meant to be, for another week
My wide she had a stroke
And she used to do all the mothering
Ive scanned for 180 percent
I miss her help and her company in the shed
Where is she at the moment, I asked
In the caravan on the hill
Alwyn and I sorted the cow
And on leaving ‘can I go and see her’
I asked
Sure Alwyn replied first up on the left
I walked over and opened the door
Hello I said
She was all cosy with the heater on
And the sun was in as fast
‘How are you today, you’re looking well’
‘I’m ok, good days and bad
she replies with a smile
And eyes as clear and big as you like
As crystal lakes gazing
‘How is the cow she asks’
It was stuck against the wall, but shes’ sitting up now
‘Maybe she will get up later’.
‘These things that happen to us
it makes you realise whats important in life doesn’t it;
of whats around without the drama
‘Yes I suppose it does Mrs Davies replied
‘But I never used to make a scene, even back when I was right’
I smiled graciously thinking
Yes! No drama, no hassle that is what we all need
But it is up to me isn’t it, to interpret life that way.
Good bye Mrs Davies, take care now I said as I turned
toward the caravan door with the sun still streaming through
Do you want me to leave it the way it is
its warm and pleasant while the sun is out.

