An Ode to Joy

To smiling faces,
little chicks,
happy times
and tuneful licks!

To mesmerise
your very soul,
with verse and song
that makes you whole.

To take a trip
that sets you free,
makes you feel
happy to be.

To sitting still
beneath the arch,
breathing slow
with the songbird march.

To fly so high
with those above,
your heart to sing
with unending love.

Your head falls back,
rays touch your face,
you close your eyes,
this day embrace.


Port Isaac harbour
North Cornwall