Collin Ian Jeffery : Featured Poet : Ashvamegh, Issue XIV, March 2016
Colin Ian Jeffery
Poet
Colin Ian Jeffery (born 1942) is from Surrey, England. He is a prominent literary figure. His early life went through many deprivations. His poems are published in many anthologies, magazines and on many other platforms online.
TIGER
Tiger, tiger, fierce and silent
Prowling through shadows of the forest
Camouflaged in strips of yellow and black
Blending in with nature’s symmetry.
Endangered by the hand of man
Poachers selling skin, flesh and bone
Being used as medicine by oriental people
Tigers are hunted to extinction.
TRUE LOVE
Love must be set free
For this I know
That the caged bird does sing for flight
Dying captive
Looking through the bars.
Love must be set free
Coming and going as the heart does please
Without chains and bars
And remorseful for what might have been
Before made captive by a lover’s heart
POET
Within the landscape of the mind
In solitude the poet walks alone
Composing with language of the soul
Creating images, inspiring thoughts
Bright and dark colours, the tapestry of human life.
Questions on how, why and when
Death, love, joy, misery, all senses revealed
Searching for truth walking purple storms
Taking the blows and turning the other cheek
Looking at the stars and seeing God.
Making beauty touching other souls
Memories sweet and bold, lovers not forgot
Time and space no barrier to the questing mind
Grief and loss given words letting tears flow
And the poet fulfils his role for the brotherhood of man.
MY BEST TIMES
My best times are with you and with you alone
When all my woes depart eclipsed by joy
And once again I see your face and transcending smile
Which stormed my heart so long ago before this love began.
And I am beguiled and amazed you are my lover and friend
Always beside me standing unmoveable like a rock
Within a sea with mighty waves smashing down
Standing undaunted before each hurricane’s howling force
Unafraid of the mighty blows rained from purple storms.
It was you who raised me from the inky darkness
Providing light for me to see and find my way
And all that I have now achieved is because of you
And when all seems lost, broken scattered by the wind
I think of you and call your name and all is right again.
