So Who Will Be My Company?

So Who Will Be My Company?

A Poem by Chris Shaw

Listen, can you hear the trickle of crystal
while white water lilies look on?
A fountain bubbles and percolates
close to their floating home.
Blooms open to smile in warm sunlight,
to delight in the company of butterflies,
whose winged pathway flits between lavender
and shrubs of aromatic rosemary
Nicotiana proudly stands on guard,
purple flower heads profuse.
In all their glory they nod politely
to the petunias at their feet.
I wish you were here seated with me,
amid blackbirds and bumbling bees
inhaling the highly scented summer air
without a care in the world.

© 2018 Chris Shaw


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Sound like a wonderful place dear Chris.
"I wish you were here seated with me,
amid blackbirds and bumbling bees
inhaling the highly scented summer air
without a care in the world."
Today me and the Grandchildren off to the lake. Nice place to relax and enjoy always. Thank you for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

Posted 6 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

6 Years Ago

Thank you so much for your lovely response and I hope you have a wonderful day at the lake with your.. read more
Coyote Poetry

6 Years Ago

You are welcome Chris.



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dearChris… the Company of Butterflies 🦋 is lovely and to those who love Nature they will be richly rewarded. May your days be spent with the Hope of Possibilities for our Country and the World. gently, Pat

Posted 1 Year Ago




Having just got back to the UK from much warmer climes, I needed a splash of summer & a bit o colour to liven up this dark early November mane .. and these words seem to have done the trick .... Neville

Posted 1 Year Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

1 Year Ago

Pleased to have given you a glimpse of summer through November dark Neville. I thank you for giving .. read more
How glorious I feel as I float with you in this dreamy nature. Its dreary here today and this has brought a feeling of relief to my window and my soul. Thank you Chris

Posted 6 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

6 Years Ago

You are more than welcome Queenie. If I have put a little colour in to your world today, that makes .. read more
As an ex park keeper I love this poem....takes me back to the good old days. Really brought it all back to me and reminds me how much I miss working outside

Posted 6 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

6 Years Ago

Thank you George. Nothing like the great outdoors. All nature's gifts laid before our feet.
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This makes me wish I was sitting there with you. A lovely, lovely poem that gets to the heart of what nature can offer us for free if we only take the time.

Beccy.

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Chris Shaw

6 Years Ago

Thanks Beccy. Yes all nature's gifts are free. All we have to do is find the time to look and enjoy... read more
The summer at its most glorious and colourful best. It must be such a visual treat. All and everything rejoices in the warmth and blooms to glory. The water lillies, the fountains, the butterflies and the blackbirds and bumbling bees, each a miracle of nature. Loved them all. Enjoy the summer, Chris.

Posted 6 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

6 Years Ago

Thank you DIVYA. Enjoying an unusually hot summer for the UK, warm evenings and all the scent and co.. read more
Ayvid N

6 Years Ago

A great weather uplifts the spirit so much.

It was a pleasure to read, Chris
Chris Shaw

6 Years Ago

Thank you .......
Reads like Paradise Christine
We have the Blackbirds to sing for us
Our flower are different (our choice)

Two things missing a nice cool drink and yourself
Thank you

Posted 6 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

6 Years Ago

Thank you Wild Rose. Blackbirds have the most beautiful song don't they?
"to smile in warm sunlight,
to delight in the company of butterflies,
whose winged pathway flits between lavender
and shrubs of aromatic rosemary"


Posted 6 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

6 Years Ago

Thank you Sami, pleased you enjoyed these lines.

Chris
Sami Khalil

6 Years Ago

Yep. You are welcome.
Gorgeous and fitting for a great setting and visit. Your poetry is profusely ingratiating. Great work Chris...

Posted 6 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

6 Years Ago

And another response from you Sami. How lucky I am. Thank you.

Chris
Sami Khalil

6 Years Ago

Pleasure be mine. You are welcome.

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Chris Shaw

Berkshire, United Kingdom



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Albert, my paternal grandfather introduced me to Tennyson when I was nine. I have loved poetry ever since but did not attempt writing a single piece until I was 40. It's never too late to try somethin.. more..

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