In the second of our Spring workshops, Project Manager Fiona introduced us to the fascinating life of the Sand Lizard. We explored the value of contrast, in the world and in creativity, and wrote in haiku and haibun forms to celebrate this gloriously contradictory creature. Enjoy these pieces by Eileen and Rosie . . .
Haiku by Eileen Windridge
A thicket covers
Greenly, thin, shy lizard.
Boldly, bright, he’s out
If I go seeking in the dunes by Eileen Windridge
If I go seeking in the dunes, will I see him? Who can know? Patient attention is the thing. Nothing wasted if I practice these: if all my mind’s resources pool together on this search, a sighting may be my reward; or maybe the mind’s imaginings as I peer with penetrating quietness; or just concentration on the search is all. The doing and the being are what counts, I think. A day on the dunes like this is calling me I think.
Whether I see you
Or no, you are there and so am I
Attending to you.
Whether I see you
Or no, you won’t know at all
That I am there too.
Knights in Green Armour by Rosie Woods
Not
fighters there, but gentle proud members of a fellowship of males. Hunt
they do, but only as they need, to breed and feed and strengthen. Ladies
in brown veiling, muted but serene, watch their darts and dances, and choose
wisely for their brood. But, like knights of Arthur’s Day, they grow
fewer. Rarely seen or heard but magnificent they be. Long may they
live here, be nurtured and protected, till numbers rise, and they are safe
again.
Armour
green and bright.
Proud lizard on their shielding
We bow down
before you.
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