There is a tether inside me It runs from the top of my head Down through my spine Splitting in two It exits through the soles of my feet When I become lost I find it Hold it Descending Hand over hand I reach the bottom Breathe Feel my feet My toes in my shoes […]
The dust storm I see coming but cannot avoid Close my eyes My mouth Block all the ways it can enter my house Yet still the fine particles filter inside Regardless Perhaps it would be better to open wide Become the storm Cease to hide Deconstruct all barriers Then watch where the dust flows Let […]
Your words provided sustenance I picked them one by one. My mind wove little fantasies and when I was done plate licked clean I passed it back again saying “more please..” *Blogs, books, podcasts, quotes, a phrase overheard in a conversation. All these things inspire me. Food for thought. *Yesterday, I had two bloggers reply […]
Where do I dream from Where do I go When my body lies here still so quiet I can’t feel it anymore? My mind is in another place dreaming with another face and it is only in those few minutes before I wake that I feel myself returning. Yet I was there and now I […]
What does perfection look like? Rain relaxed slightly baggy comfortable long and soft pliable flexible a little frayed around the edges a tiny bit burnt just on the tips of hair and nose scented in oils silver and candelight coffee in bed in the morning tea in bed at night with the door open a […]
Efficiency Can sometimes be mistaken for bluntness And laughter For making fun of … A word that was said or written Has several connotations depending on the ear the eye of the beholder. Raindrops fall without wondering how they’ll land All you can do is apologise For misunderstandings But never for yourself You are nature […]
Am I frozen in your mind encapsulated in a judgement you made about me so long ago? Pity the rock kicked in the road it hurts the passing toe but is ignorant of it’s own nature. Pity the wall built a hundred years old paint layered thick thick, thick, thickly over timber once so pretty […]
Burning incense Scented smoke curling All the small dramas of the day dissipating, unfurling. Leaving only the thought Did I inhabit this day? Small anchors set down throughout the expanse of hours. The morning run, that meal, a bunch of grapes, breathing while I swim, lap after lap. The feel of the damp grass, Bodhi’s […]
Clean slates Starting from scratch There is something refreshing in taking back control Returning gold to straw And realising that straw was all it was anyway just straw But, straw is at least fodder And fodder is always a useful thing. *I did something I had been meaning to do for awhile on the week-end. […]
I said “it hurts” She said “oh my love, do you know what I do?” I shook my head She said “I pour ice on the wounds and then I whisper to them “when hell freezes over.” And it does freeze over. It seemed extreme but even doctors say “Apply ice” so I took her […]
