This morning I was out walking when I saw a feather moving strangely along the path An ant was carrying the feather aloft and making astonishingly fast progress In comparison to the tiny ant, the feather looked large and unwieldy, difficult to carry Yet it was not, the ant was perfectly capable of carrying the […]
Do you remember life before the internet? Ahhhhhh yes when curiosity took longer to satisfy And eyes just stared into space When we more connected and knew what a person was like only by what they showed us in the moment Which means we didn’t know much at all, except what was important When we […]
Conversation is a harmony to pay close attention to fault lines like dead notes in the middle of a tune the silence arises where velvet meets wood and there is no music As the key turns mute and no amount of playing can cover the mistake as the score returns again and again to that […]
Do you have any collections? I collect insults and criticisms Great quotes and witticisms Wishing all the while That an idea would stick as well They appear in my head Right before I go to bed And by morning they have all flown
What is the legacy you want to leave behind? I would like to leave ideas and inspiration in the minds of my children. I would like to leave love and reassurance that they can draw on long after I am gone. Other than that, nothing, I will simply lapse back I to the mystery where […]
Worry is a kind of prayer Or so I’ve come to realise I thought it was a lack of faith And perhaps it is, if it’s not directed anywhere My worry has always been directed to God And I believe it has always found its mark Because there is very little that I have worried […]
How do you feel about cold weather? I feel cold in my fingers Cold in my toes I feel splinters from the firewood Warm cheeks when the fire glows Cold cheeks when I turn to face the southerly wind Warmth on my shoulders, like a hug from a dear friend – when the sun is […]
Our path is buried beneath layers of brambles, old rubbish And the wind blown detritus of years spent learning what was not for us Not of us Every day I sweep anew Asking Is this mine? And the way appears Shining clearly But it’s only ten feet wide And ten feet deep So I have […]
Have you ever broken a bone? Yes, my left wrist. My friend and I were leap frogging bar stools in a pub when I was about 19. My sister who was with me at the time, was a nurse and she knew from the bump and the pain I was complaining about – that it […]
When my younger son was in grade three or four he told me about a project he needed to do for school. Me, being a crafter, was instantly inspired and together we bought cardboard and new coloured markers and set about printing out pictures and googling and finding information together. It was so much fun, […]
