Trees and: Things?

My lawn appears so dull
under the shadow of next door's tree.
Roots beneath the surface
laugh at you and me.
So, leave this scene for now,
wander through orchards,
never stopping to pick fruit.
But admire the yield.
Distant tower block looking down.
I dare not glance up.
For you have no point to prove.
And was Telstar the beginning?
Or, the end, where I return;
to plant trees
in someone else's garden.


Capability Red              aprox' 1977

Questions From Childhood's End

Do you ever just want to sit and cry?
Did you perhaps forget to say goodbye?
Are you haunted by moments of regret?
Let me assure you: It's not over yet.
Did you have an imaginary friend
that you left behind back at Childhood's End?
A secret world, in that secret garden,
am I intruding? I beg your pardon.
Where will it end? Where did it all begin?
The Halfway House, or; The Ferry Boat Inn?
Is it overcast in your routine maze?
Or, are there brighter skies on rainy days?
Cruel questions posed by the kinder police
unmask a jigsaw, with one missing piece.


Capability Red              August 2018