Gavin Meggs was born in London, England. He studied artificial intelligence at Sussex University before moving into corporate life, where he has worked in a number of research, consultancy and leadership roles. Gavin has always been inspired by life in all its forms. In his writing, he seeks to share perspectives in a way that he hopes will live on in the hearts and minds of those that read his work.Gavin currently lives in London, where he is married and is a father to five sons and one daughter. Mallorn is his third collection.
From the piercing of the nut as its seedling first reaches out to feel, to the aching boughs of the mature Mallorn. We see life in all its forms. And life sees us.
Affected by the breeze and passing strangers in our youth, turning our face to the sun in our teens. We find our poise as we reach adulthood and lay down the roots that establish our being. It is here that we gather our wealths. Knowledge assimilated from passers-by, health from the sustenance of soil and rain, wealth from our offspring as we delight in their well-being. Honour from existing.
It is in ageing that we grow, not the other way round; by ageing together that we grow together; by learning the beauties that we each possess that we transition from tolerance through gratitude to love.
The kind of love that is deep rooted, that blossoms into beautiful golden foliage each spring. The kind of love that not only defines each moment, it defines our lives – as we turn over leaf, after leaf, after leaf and find each other.
Some knowledge is so intense that when you hold it in the palm of your hand, it ignites.
Personal beliefs can be as vibrant as the glow of a buttercup’s reflection in the sunshine, as warming as that same sunshine upon one’s skin. When darkness comes and the glow fades, the warmth and depth of a belief can be all that wards off the coldness of disquiet. The belief provides the spark from which we can begin again. In his debut collection, Gavin Meggs brings together a set of poems which encapsulate the vibrancy of his own belief. In their expression is an honesty and simplicity that will appeal to many. Reading Buttercup Belief will inspire you to examine your own treasured beliefs and rediscover the energy that lay within them.
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