in dreams I return –
earth teems with life
birdsong hatches each new day
bees busy around blooms
butterflies balance on leaves
in dreams I return –
relinquish plastics and poisons
particulates insecticides
carbon emissions
in dreams
I swear careful stewardship
my dreams cannot last
I awake with hope displaced
earth’s health has failed
I am far too late
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Ceinwen lives in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, and writes short stories and poetry. She has been widely published in web magazines and in print anthologies. She is a Pushcart and Forward Prize nominee. Her first chapbook 'Cerddi Bach (Little Poems), was published in 2019 by Hedgehog Press. She is developing practice as a participatory arts facilitator, mainly working with elders and intergenerational groups. She believes everyone’s voice counts.
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