The Poems of Iona
When Beauty Walked the Land
Curator’s note: Although this poem appears in Iona’s handwriting, it is highly unlikely that she is the author. I suspect that this was a poem that was taught to her by the King.
When Beauty walked the land
she was a child
She gave to us the hills, the lochs, and trees
When Beauty walked the land
we loved the child
All birds and beasts, all men fell to their knees
And as the trees grew straight and tall
and mountains shed their waterfalls
the people danced
their joy was great
and then they slept
But then the men grew frail and old
and mountain glades fell into cold
and spirits danced
their joy was great
and Beauty slept
Now dreamers walk the land
as men and beasts
They roam the hills and lochs, the spirit-living trees
Now dreamers walk the land
with but a dream, a memory of
when Beauty walked the land
With Just the Night
Sitting next to him
with just the night
with just his quill and leaf
Sitting next to him
with just the night
with just a simple belief
The soft breathing
is it his or mine?
The tender warmth
from my heart or thine?
Between us is a time
Between us is a space
we cannot cross
until we finish this lace
Sitting next to him
with just the night
with just his quill and leaf
Sitting next to him
with just the night
with just a simple belief
The soft praying
is it his or mine?
The tender warmth
from my heart or thine?
Between us is a time
Between us is a space
We'll be together
I see it in your face
Sitting next to him
with just the night
Who Will be My Angel?
Who will be my angel, child?
Who will guide me 'cross the darkened sea?
Who will be my angel, love
and carry me far from here, within their wings?
The things I cannot know
The heart I cannot touch
The voice I cannot hear
The world that feels too much
Who will be my angel, child?
Who will guide me 'cross the darkened sea?
Who will be my angel, love
and hold my in their arms, within their wings?
My Heart Leaps
A light,
a little spark
a gem you showed to me
There,
deep in the blue
almost difficult to see
We lay beneath the stars
and waited for the dawn
and when the sun awakened
you still held me in your arms
A light,
a little spark
my heart now leaps for thee
There,
deep in my blue
for only you to see