You are invited to read a selection of my poetry.
All poetry on these pages is copyright to Mary Joy Langdon
East Acton London Garden
Oh, to walk the garden now that spring is here
To see the buds emerging in the cool morning air
The pear tree with her leaves so green
Bursting out her blossom now softly seen
In the living background I see the Seabright Bantams scratch the ground
The cock majestically struts standing on a mound
Arches his neck, silky blue
To sing in perfect pitch his cock a doodle doo
Oh to walk my garden now that spring is here
Seeing natures gifts and wonders all so very near
Oh, to walk the garden in the summer warmth
To see the flowers blooming and veggies coming forth
Bountiful cherries and strawberries to pick and eat
All is lush and flourishing with froglets hopping at my feet
In the living background the Bantams cluster their chicks
Proudly stands the cock, on his earthen mound
Abundance of creation on this sacred ground
Oh, to walk my garden now that summer is nigh
Is a time of appreciation of living life so high
Oh, to walk the garden in the warmth of autumn gold
Leaves droop and flutter to the ground gently forming leaf mould
To see the trees give up their virescent hues of spring and summer green
Red apples, golden pumpkins and green pears ready to glean
In the living background I hear the song of the autumn Robin redbreast
He swoops low to the soften soil and pulls a worm to digest
The uncut long grass now form sheaves of grain
While softly falling to the earth comes the autumn rain
Oh, to walk my garden now that autumn arrives
Is to reflect on the past giving thanks for being alive
Oh, to walk the garden in the lonely winter space
Nature shutting down her active smiling face
To see but a few weeds and flower stalks showing last
I remember what living garden this was in the past
Like the mother carrying her unborn child
The womb of the garden bears all that is wild
In the living background the hens still scratch the ground
Producing eggs to be found
All other animals are hidden away
Although the garden remains theirs but in a different way
Oh, to walk my garden in the dark of the winter night
To observe the distant stars twinkling so bright
Giving gratitude
For my micro ecosystem garden is definitely right.
Music for Life
My life is a sonatina surrounded by the magnifico tempo and rhythm of sound.
With dolce the keys touch my heart sending their energy into my inner most part.
Crescendo my fingers commence ascending the keys of a chromatic scale then descending semitone by semitone in forte tempo.
Harmony of major, minor, notes and chords.
The keys begin to speak unto me
play away make notes today
Notes form the chords of life
Creating tunes that come from the mystery of sound.
Each chord has a life of its own and by joining others music is found.
The cadence and perfection of the sequence of chords
Will bring to a coda but that’s not the end
As an encore is directed by the energy of the keys.
Play on and on concertos and songs
Play on and on sonatas and tunes
Play on and on until you meet the conductor of life
Make music while you may for tomorrow is another day
When silence could arrive and music be no more
What is there?
I open the door
What is there?
Another room with another door.
I walk within and open that door.
What is there?
A garden full of unseen scent, colours, birdsong and life.
There is a gate
I walk through
What is there?
A place of speed, chaos and noise
All colliding into my brain at once
I walk on and on
I leave that place of acceleration
What is there?
A place within of ever expanding space and time
Where colour and sound are one.
I walk on
What is there?
A place where time and space blend into one
A place where I see my self as the large as the universe.
I walk on
What is there?
Creation
And God said ‘let there be light’
And God said ‘let us make man in our own image, in the likeness of ourselves’.
I walk on
What is there?
I see a wooden rain butt, teaming full of all creation
I walk into the butt.
What is there?
Every kind of living creature
I see them living with speed, chaos and noise
I see them searching for unknown knowledge
I see them looking above for unseen stars
I see them listening for unheard words
I see them yearning for understanding
I see them needing someone to tell them
That the Kingdom of all creation is among them
I walk on
What is there?
A baby, a child, a man
Who shares with them the message of eternal life
‘I am the light of all the billions of multiverses
Follow me and you will not walk in darkness
But you will become part of my everlasting glorious light’
I walk on
And on and on
Following and becoming part of the everlasting glorious light.
Tune of creation
Sound beats through the space of time
Invisible floating dimension of noise
Accelerating sound forms notes
Notes form scales of connected energy
Colliding into sounds of everlasting music
Resounding through other dimensions of time and space
I hear out to the waves of sound
That gently flow forth and back
Beating on the shore of my universe
How the Universe began
Bubbles being blown out by the breath of creator
Float through created space of time
Hollow in form yet full to bursting
Transparent in dimension, opaque to the eye
Floating randomly?
In order of the billions of multiverses
They accelerate
Spontaneously particles colliding
Particles become sparkling energy
Reflecting inward light
Energy that draws all
To a force of order and control
Pulling attraction, refraction, reflection of dimensions
Unified, connected forming one
Eternity, internally brain of this child
Looking inwards, out towards space
In cased in the planet of a water butt
Water boatmen skim the surface of water
Looking to the heavens above and see new horizons!
How the Universe began
Bubbles being blown out by the breath of creator
Float through created space of time
Hollow in form yet full to bursting
Transparent in dimension, opaque to the eye
Floating randomly?
In order of the billions of multiverses
They accelerate
Spontaneously particles colliding
Particles become sparkling energy
Reflecting inward light
Energy that draws all
To a force of order and control
Pulling attraction, refraction, reflection of dimensions
Unified, connected forming one
Eternity, internally brain of this child
Looking inwards, out towards space
In cased in the planet of a water butt
Water boatmen skim the surface of water
Looking to the heavens above and see new horizons!
Tales of MaryJoy 