The Angel almost
ambushed us.
The trees turn
more beautiful
with every mile.
Tyne at low tide.
Network of bridges,
trains crossing.
Four in the morning.
Crescent moon
in dark sky. The silence.
Churchyard gravestones
look like people
in camera's flashlight.
The blinking of the internet.
Every day,
a new start.
I was a dying man.
Now everything seems
possible again.
We will be searching
for red squirrels
and Northern Lights.
Superb poem Greg.
Many thanks, Steve!
An exquisite poem, Greg. A real sense of transition into a new life. So pleased it is going well.
Many thanks for commenting and for your good wishes, Stephen and Ray. I will always treasure that picture of two of us at the Lightbox shaking hands, with the Sean Henry statue between us, Ray! I read this poem out at Morpeth Poetry Group at the Tap and Spile pub last week and said afterwards: 'I suppose you think I'm a bit starry-eyed about this area.' They all just seemed to feel that I'd got it right
Terrific sense of new life and how a decision can be made at any time that benefits the soul. Someone told me once and I think it was true that if you just keep doing the same thing repetitively you are not really living a life. Sadly we all have to most of the time. The poem reflects the sureness of a trained eye with loving detail. So pleased for you. !
Ray
Hope you settle in like a hand in a glove, Greg! I've gone past the Angel so many times (mainly to go to the Metrocentre, where 'the wife' loves to spend time & money!) I don't even notice it anymore. Which is a bit sad! I'll have to rediscover it once again!
Good luck
John, you told me that last year as well! I'm sorry, I can't help it. I love this place. And the Angel does kind of take you by surprise as you come up the A1. Graham, many thanks for your comments. Rothbury is just along the road from us. Thanks too for the Likes, Nigel, Clare, Stephen, Holden, K. Lynn, Hélène, and Frederick
Ssshhh, Greg. Keep Northumberland a secret. Incidentally, I love the way Gormley has made the Angel androgynous.
Greg I really like the stripped back look and feel of this. Makes me feel like I’m in the back of your car flashing past those landmarks.
Say hello to Rothbury for me and look after yourself up there!
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Greg Freeman
Sat 12th Nov 2022 23:14
I'm very glad you liked it, John.