Sonnet 925 by John Edwards
Sonnet 925 “Spring Rain” Spring rain comes throughout the night On silent feet to shower the land A welcome gift for all who thirst Like...
Poets Corner
The ACLD's Poets Corner features poetry by Local Poets including the Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery's Poet-in-Residence John Edwards.
- May 2, 2020
Sonnet 924 by John Edwards
Sonnet 924 “A Walk In April Woods” Its a year since Lucy walked this trail with me And a lot can happen and she sees it too Close up on...
- May 2, 2020
Sonnet 922 By John Edwards
Sonnet 922 “First Light” Soft as a kiss from space First Light upon a cedar falls As thrush and hawk, swallow and eagle wake Then...
- May 2, 2020
Sonnet 918 By John Edwards
Sonnet 918 “Song” Run and catch a falling star Mine the gold beneath a rainbow's end Tell the markets before each rise and fall Then from...
- May 2, 2020
Sonnet 912 by John Edwards
Sonnet 912 “Lean Clouds” Lean clouds stream in slow waves from the West They've brushed Mt. Brenton and Mt. Hall with April snow Now upon...
- May 2, 2020
Sonnet 908 by John Edwards
Sonnet 908 “Love And Need” The difference between love and need Is a theorem Pythagoras couldn't solve One indefinable the other too...
- May 2, 2020
Sonnet 904 by John Edwards
Sonnet 904 “I Can Hear Centuries” I can hear centuries in my stove As the bark and sweet crack of kindling Release times past held deep...
- May 2, 2020
Sonnet 881 By John Edwards
Sonnet 881 “Snowy Day” White hats on every fencepost row Cedar branches clothed in winter lace Silence opaque upon the lake Blackcaps...
- May 2, 2020
Sonnet 877 by John Edwards
Sonnet 877 “A Hint Of Disorder” No matter the practised cunning her outfit she selects Tall lace-up boots and a Yoko Ono skirt Her body...
- May 2, 2020
Sonnet 914 by John Edwards
Sonnet 914 “Frost” Now herons and geese upon the field alight Blackcaps and blue jays begin the morning feed And I through the windows...
- May 2, 2020
Sonnet 869 by John Edwards
Sonnet 869 “Frost At Dawn” Frost at dawn grows to sight In crawl of slow December light Grey then silver against the dark Of cedars still...
- Apr 29, 2020
Summer Storm by Delie Lawley
Summer Storm Thunder and lightning tremble and sound Rain pours down and soaks the ground It suddenly starts and quietly finishes Leaving...
- Apr 29, 2020
Sonnet 915 by John Edwards
Sonnet 915 by John Edwards
"After John Donne's 'The Good-Morrow'"