Jenni Wyn Hyatt

West Hallam, Derbyshire

 

Jenni Wyn Hyatt was born in Maesteg, South Wales, in 1942 but now lives in Derbyshire. A retired English teacher, she has had several poems published in 'The Lyric' and elsewhere and has published two collections of poetry, 'Perhaps One Day (2017) and 'Striped Scarves and Coal Dust' (2019).

 

Two poems - View from the Top - Lockdown Introversion

Poem completed 1st may 2020

 

View from the Top 

 

Perched high at the top of our garden,

we listen to the thrush’s jubilation

and, drenched in the scent of lilac and bluebells,

we gaze down over the town,

past the dome of the Old Chemistry Lab,

a miniature St Paul’s,

over the burnished rooftops

to Old College, that mock Gothic storehouse

of youthful memories - to the castle

and the glorious war memorial,

its womanly form like a ship’s proud figurehead,

baring her bosom to the waves.

With her, we watch, until the sun begins to set

over Cardigan Bay.

 

 

 

6th May 2020

 

Lockdown Introversion (A Tanka)

 

As petals

close when daylight fades

I retreat

deep into myself

shutting others out.