The Silver Birch
by John Yeo

Wild wind strips the leaves from a silver birch.
Leaving a silver phantom ghostly sight
An owl hoots from a nearby church.

Stormy winds batter this unsafe perch
Passing birds fly high to avoid the sprite
Wild wind strips the leaves from a silver birch.

A powerful gust causes a sudden lurch
A ghostly sound shatters the silent night
An owl hoots from a nearby church.

Bats silently hunt over the branches arch
A ghostly figure in the dead of night
Wild wind strips the leaves from a silver birch.

This powerful presence suffers sad besmirch
Its silver branches swathed in moonlight
An owl hoots from a nearby church.

Summer has gone and autumn takes flight
In the cold feel of winter half-light
Wild wind strips the leaves from a silver birch.
An owl hoots from a nearby church.

©️ Written by John Yeo. All rights reserved.

AVALON

Arthur’s knights cheered on Avalon 
A chapter of a well-lived carefree life
The healing support saw stress long gone.

Upset with tears cruel days foregone
An end to seemingly endless strife
Arthur’s knights cheered on Avalon.

A firm shoulder with help to rely on
A healing place without surgeons’ knife
The healing support saw stress long gone.

A gentle support with space to move on
People to turn to and to celebrate life
Arthur’s knights cheered on Avalon.

Someone to call on, advice to rely on
When fantasy problems seem to be real life
The healing support saw stress long gone.

When sleep came easy from dusk to dawn
With the past forgotten and new home life
Arthur’s knights cheered on Avalon 
The healing support saw stress long gone.

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The meaning of the word Avalon….
Avalon is a mythical island featured in Arthurian legends, often depicted as a paradise and a place of magical healing. It is most famously known as the resting place of King Arthur after his final battle, symbolizing both hope and eternal life.

NATURALISTIC INTELLIGENCE

Exploring a daily trail of naturalistic intelligence.
Natural growth is a pathway to maturity.
Peace of mind with personal eloquence.

Wherever we walk, exploring the evidence.
Our thoughts meld into individuality.
Exploring a daily trail of naturalistic intelligence.

Growth is a pathway to walk with reverence.
Happy to follow in peace with security.
Peace of mind with personal eloquence.

The wildlife speaks with natural eloquence.
Finding a way with our learned rationality.
Exploring a daily trail of naturalistic intelligence.

Walking with nature with care and diligence.
Following life’s pathway, learning gradually.
Peace of mind with personal eloquence.

A walk through a wild, neglected inheritance.
Changing a learned, superior mentality.
Exploring a daily trail of naturalistic intelligence.
Peace of mind with personal eloquence.

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POSTHUMOUS POEM

POSTHUMOUS POEM

by John Yeo

As  you make your way through a curtain of green.
Through the leafy doorway at a woody edge.
You enter a world that is never yet foreseen.

A soft heaviness betrays the end of a dream
That was always there as a right or a privilege
As you make your way through a curtain of green.

Peace and understanding, with thought serene
Goals and promises without the need to pledge
You enter a world that is never yet foreseen.

Darkness outshines this world’s glossy sheen
As troubles dissolve peace is the ultimate pledge
As you make your way through a curtain of green.

Curious thoughts with mysteries as yet unseen
Blur into oblivion leaving nothing but a faded edge
You enter a world that is never yet foreseen.

Merged with the air and this world’s thought-stream
Consciousness departs as llfe becomes a fleeting dream
As you make your way through a curtain of green.
You enter a world that is never yet foreseen.

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