If “the obstacle is the way” But the way is art Then art is the way And the way becomes art As do we Creative thinking overcomes and who we become in being creative, is an artful way of living. If the obstacle is the way Then a sculptor writer poet painter musician Says The […]
Out of my head and the thoughts that ensnare Away from the “net” Away from the “gram” Fall into place where the leaves shiver and the soles of the feet take in the warmth of the uneven earth beneath Textures that please the fingertips Drink in the energy that floats gold dust in the air […]
There is a colour Between green and gold In the paddocks weighted down. Verdant grass with lush roots of spring growth heady with seed Green Turning Brown I tramp through the early morning light Watching the colours shift and sway One minute fresh One minute hay Thinking I feel a bit like that today
Star grass lies in drifts Against fences Hedges And anywhere else the wind has left it A change in direction Sees it dance gracefully south pivot north Some days it just goes back and forth across the paddock It doesn’t seem to have a favourite track Or purpose I wonder what’s that like As I […]
Jellyfish swim at the whim of the ocean tides They arrive on the beach Leaving people streaming out of the water Cursing jellyfish Who (you’ll recall) arrive at the whim of the ocean And die parched deaths High and dry Away from the tide That delivered them. Thoughts arise unbidden Create emotions that often need […]
Human I feel you Dancing along beside me Because I am also human With eyes that see The invisible web that weaves around us all and through Palpable Resonating Encountering trouble in one Turning to another Winged fingers unknotting The invisible ties that bind Unravelling the goodness which defines Nearly all Humans Our genuine desire […]
It is difficult to recall that the earth is a ball Floating around in space When horizons are flat The sky looks solid And we are stuck in the human race It’s difficult to know that the tree that grows Sprang forth from a random seed It’s puzzling we forget we are surrounded by magic […]
