4 Poems and photographs by Robert Reynolds
Sailing into Unknown Waters
Preparing to sail
On a ship of our dreams
A cut above the norm.
Thatch is trimmed
To look aloof
While riding the storm.
Cruising into fascinating fjords
With U3A friends
Dressed in uniform.
What colour tonight?
My Northern Light changes
A spectrum it doth deform.
Whether ‘tis nobler to suffer
The effects of global warming
We must seek out environmental reform.
The halls of ice melt
In a Bergen bar;
Our gene pool must conform.
Robert Reynolds
Norwegian Symphony No 1
Mexican maps table
A cocktail of geographical
Features in a Norwegian fjord
The sun sets on the North Sea
As we pass through inland waters
Relax in calm comfort
Before evening questions
Put us to sleep before dusk
Formality abounds, bow-ties
Spinning in black observing
Trolls providing liquid refreshment
Who then turn to stone?
Norway in a nutshell awaits us
After a Bergen bash in the
Hall of the Mountain King
Robert Reynolds
Ligging at the Lido
Lazing with the lounge lizards
On topsy-turvy tables
We spin the wheel of fortune
What food shall we eat?
It’s a lottery; where
Is that oriental salad?
We wait in delicious
Expectation of a timbale
Of timeless tunes
Digestion of facts
Defeats playful participants
Trying to Articulate
The obvious answers
To all our problems
Knowledge is power
As the band strikes up
Stars on forty five
The result is a draw
Robert Reynolds
Hellesylt Hideaway
Frothing turbulence transmits
A need for a moonlight serenade
An uncertain course plotted in a coral sea
The urgent need for karaoke
Leads me down a corridor of
Thirty two doors each with a
Unique password to salvation
I need a lift but I am
Too far gone, I wait for a sign
Pale blue diamonds’ sparkle
Memory picks a number but
Where did I put the key to life?
Bare necessity and a cold draft
Invigorates the need for the
Loving arms of my Hellesylt beauty
A knock on the door
A siren’s voice
Lovers reunited
Robert Reynolds
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