Poetry Dreams

By Shadow Hamilton

Come walk and ride with me as we travel along paths on a mystical tour

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: May 12, 2024
• ISBN: 9798823087483

Shadow Hamilton

She was born in Scotland, moving to London at two, then off to the Canneries at three, where she learned to speak Spanish, returning to London at age five. She went to school by Hampstead Heath. In 1958, the excitement started as she sailed out to East Africa via the Suez Canal. She arrived in Dar-es-Salaam harbor on her eighth birthday then moved inland to Dodoma, where she remained until 1960. Living right on the edge of the bush in Dodoma, her rubbish bins were nightly raided by big cats and hyenas. Moving back to Dar-es-Salaam, she now had the beauty of Oyster Bay, where she swam and searched the coral rock pools at low tide. She learned to sail and could often be seen racing friends in her dabchick, once having to be rescued by the lifeboat after turning turtle during a bad squall. She was very sad to have to return to England in 1968, but her parents feared the balloon would go up after Independence and got out before hand. Having been bitten by the travelling bug, she travelled to many exotic places, and it is these experiences that she draws on when writing her poems.

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Published by AuthorHouse  05/10/2024

ISBN: 979-8-8230-8747-6 (sc)

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CONTENTS

Dark of night

The Ancient Druid 2

Spring comes alive

Colour blazes out

Beware

Look Around You

Happiness

The old apple tree

Pain

Earth, Air, Water and Fire

Sparkling Jewels

Ploughing

Weather

We Wait

Alternative

Deer

The Ancient Druid

Roll on spring

In The Dawning

True Freedom part 3

To Get True Freedom

Imagination

The Hermit

Birds

Weather

New Year

Time to Dream At last

It Beckons

Going Back

The Haze

Christmas

Aroma

Waterfall

Moon

Nature’s cry

Off Grid

Changing Seasons

Fruits

Light

Time

Dark Side of Night

Dodoma

Peace Abides

Unselfish

Winter Is On His Way

Night Bewitches

Anything Good

Revolution Or Peace

Wisdom

Harvest

Autumn Creeps Up

Dust Devil

Late At Night

Minstral 2 Rip

Summer At Last

June

Those

Spring

Are You Listening Yet

Aunt Rita

Living Your Memories

Your Inner Child

Watching Spring

Spirit

So It Starts

Santa Land

Disposable

Was I Dreaming

She Wolf

Remember

If I Am Dead

A Rant

Inspirational

Heat Wave

The Pebble

Happy Days

What To Write

Reflection

Waiting

Halloween Scare

Halloween Fear

The Groom To His Future Bride

The Dance of Life

Pressure

Renown

A Race

Savanna Night

Celestial Dance

My Hero

Dust

The Noise

An Unwanted Guest

Beneath the Lies

Nature’s Love

Marooned

Unfurling

Rivers of Time

One Day

Resolutions

So Near Yet So Far

A Christmas Message

Round Or Square

Afraid

No Longer Free

Horses

Haiku - Bees

Life Born Anew

Strangely Odd Parts 1,2 and 3

Biting Cold

She Fled For Her Life

As Autumn’s Breeze

Nine Lives

The Victim

Victim Or Predator

Yellowstone Cover Up

Lake District

Little People

Race of Life

The Drifter

The Druid 3

Solstice

Hell Holiday At Perran Sands

Backgammon

Profound World

Another World

Demon Drinks

Minstral

Sylvan Landscape

Ah, Spring

Animal Love

Celebration

Live Each Day

Requiem

She

Dawn To Dusk

Life Cycles

Shadows of Life

Imagination

In the Dark of Night

In Touch

In Praise Of

What If

Sensation

Destiny

Christmas

The Fire Burns Brightly

The Blues

Wheeler Dealer

Unsettled

Silver Mist

DARK OF NIGHT

It was a warm balmy night very peaceful

the woods slept soundly the moon shone

In the quiet stepped out a unicorn flowing

silver mane it paused sniffing the air warily

Satisfied it started to cavort around gaily

soon a stag joined in and a fairy both dancing

They called to friends to join in all stepping high

Dancing and cavorting they continued till dawn.

They then went their separate ways only hoof

marks showed they were ever there people

puzzled over marks and shook their heads

Yet on the next moon lit night they returned.

And for many nights they cavorted with glee

Waiting for something to appear still waiting

are a star beaming down and prettily she

came touching noses with her mate then

They vanished back into the undergrowth

leaving all wondering if they ever or not

THE ANCIENT DRUID 2

Some years had passed while Balgar learn the druid ways

now full of knowledge and ready to help those in need

He set off on his travels following his instincts as he went

first he came across a woman in despair she had a broken arm

which he fixed and poured a healing balm to make it mend faster.

Onward he travelled sharing his wisdom with those he met

healing the sick and helping the mentally disturb as he passed

seeking for what he did not know only that it would be invaluable

in the end. He picked up a black opal, a blue feather and a strange

pebble drawn to each in turn knowing when the time was right

they would be of use far and wide he travelled helping many on

his way then he felt a strange shiver and taking out the pebble

which now lit up held in out and followed its light to a crevasse

hidden away where there was a handle that he pulled opening

a passage to a cave which glowed blue and placed the feather

there nothing happened so he added the black opal and writing

appeared with druid signs that he read telling him to head north

then after a mile to the east where he would find his next task.

He was told to study some more for it was needed to complete

his training. Now middle aged he was a bit stooped and wizen

and he started looking for someone to train in the druid ways.

mean while he travelled on helping those in need as he passed

added new potions and spells as he found them and looked

around for suitable cave to lay up in for the next few years.

SPRING COMES ALIVE

Ah Sweet Spring The land comes alive once more

with glorious blooms of all colours just look at the shore

Full of flowers that love the salt breezes

They dip and frolic flirting away joyously

The hills are ablaze with wild flowers

so sweetly scented wafting it down to us

we surrounding all with heavenly aroma

basking us letting us know we are alive

Lush grasses grow to give us sweet hay

allowing us to take care of our stock animals

trees full of vibrant leaves of greens

with birds in their midst singing with joy

Feel the hot rush of blood as you stroll by

passions rising as all seek a mate to love

and continue to multiply forming new families

to go forth and enjoy all the spring bounties.

COLOUR BLAZES OUT

Spring and Winter are locked in a battle

we know that spring will be triumphant

that in the weeks to come seeds and bulbs

will shoot letting nature’s pallet blaze out.

Now things get interesting we can see

what things need to move or be thinned

we adjust until nothing clashes with each other

and get rid of drastically weeds always waiting.

As we move into May the garden is a hive

of activity pollinators hard at work harvesting

making sure that the following year is a blaze

soft yellows blending with the hot scented plants.

As you move round your garden you will see success

but also failures which you alter to fit the map

that lives in your heads now for a short while

you can sit back and drink in the creation you made.

BEWARE

I know its Spring but it can still be cold at night

so hold on putting