Poem #49 Caper white
Caper white butterfly
Caper White
On a cloudless bright
Blue spring day the
Garden buzzes excitedly
With bees, birds and butterflies.
The lavender stems
Stand proud and tall,
Their delicate flowers
Perfuming the warm air.
Two caper white
Butterflies briefly taste
The lavender nectar,
Restlessly flitting
From flower to flower
In an endless quest
To be fully satisfied.
But their insatiable
Appetite makes my
Attempts at photography
A challenge in patience
And persistence.
© 2013 Trevor Hampel
All Rights Reserved.
- Written on 5th November after attempting to photograph two caper white butterflies feeding on lavender bushes in our rose garden.
Caper white butterfly
Poem #48 Rudely Awoken
Rudely awoken
First light crept through
Our bedroom curtains
Beckoning us to arise
And be about our daily tasks.
Early morning dreams still washed
And swished through our
Foggy minds not really
Wanting us to wake fully.
Thump!
The loud thump
Sat us up in bed
Wondering what
Had crashed.
‘Must be another bird,’
I muttered, going barefoot
To draw open the curtains
To investigate the disturbance.
Oh dear! Catastrophe!
No injured bird was seen – only
A pane cracked diagonally
From corner to corner.
Somewhere we had a raven
Or magpie with a massive
Headache that morning,
Forced to reflect on its mistake.
© 2013 Trevor Hampel
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- Written on 3rd November 2013 on an incident which occurred several mornings previously.
Poem #47 Visitor
Visitor
He saw me first.
As I came around the corner
Of the shed he straightened up,
Looked steadily at me coming his way,
Alert, observant like a soldier on duty.
I had glimpsed him watching me
Despite being partially hidden
In the shadows of the trees.
I moved slowly, not desiring
To frighten him into flight,
Wanting to get a closer look,
Pleased he had come to visit
Our little patch of scrub.
I obviously came too close
And he bounded off away from me,
His long, curved tail counter-balanced him
As he escaped, though I meant no harm.
Come again soon.
© 2013 Trevor Hampel
All rights reserved.
Kangaroo
Lest We Forget
Mt Macedon War Memorial
ANZAC DAY 2012
I invite you to read my special tribute poem Anzac Cove (click here)
Lest we forget
Lest we forget.
Today is ANZAC Day, a very special day on the calendar in both Australia and New Zealand. On this day we remember our war heroes, those who served – and continue to serve – our country on the battlefields of the world.
I wrote a special tribute to the ANZACs a few years ago. It can be read here: Poem: Anzac Cove.
The words of this poem have been set to music by New Zealand composer Andrew Baldwin and the song is being performed as a part of the ANZAC Day celebrations in Ypres, Belgium.
We will remember them.
Mt Macedon War Memorial