Published September 1, 2021
by Ron Larter
(Lowestoft, Suffolk, England)
The soft light of the morning
spreads slowly, quietly;
heaven is spilling its can of golden syrup
over nature's table.
Shadows shortening,
candle treetops glowing,
melting with the music of birds
and the earth's hair-do
parted by an early morning stroller
across the meadow.
Buttercups tip their tops
to a stranger in the field,
wild rabbits dash for cover
calling their young,
flecks of fluttering colours
spray from the grass
while bees call attention
to their busy lives.
Oh, how bright is the day,
how bright is the heart?
A wondrous creation
in the gallery of God's art.
Biography
Ron Larter, born 1948 in Suffolk has been writing poetry since the late 1960s. Many poems have been published in anthologies, local and national magazines and being an active member of an online poetry group, he has received several awards. Ron has also published his poetry in chapbooks of approx. 30 pages each and co-authored with a poet from Ukraine.
Previously published in UK Poetry Magazine:
"Sunday" by Thomas Mitchell
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