Rethymnon
written by: Deirdre Carney
Sweet as my own youth is hers to me
On this sunny Autumn island.
Ease of limb in the sunsetting sea,
Soft laugh of surprise as raki burns,
Sigh of delight on waking in a new land,
Smiling at fierce sunlight on the harbour’s water:
“That’s my favourite sight in nature, Mum.”
Shining eyes as she turns the world
In her hand, contemplating with rapture
Each fresh thing,
Renewing the world for me, who felt old.
Deirdre Carney enjoys her retirement living, reading and writing in a station house on the Far North Line in the Highlands of Scotland. She is currently writing a collection of poems inspired by memories of people who are no longer in her life.
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- Rethymnon - December 10, 2024
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