I stepped out into the open arms of a fan forced fridge this morning Icy cheeks Southerly Freezing my fingertips until they hurt I tramp my legs to keep them warm Heading out into the thin orange glow of sunrise Winter is here My 50th one Aren’t I lucky, so many aren’t * we know […]
“Is it cold?” I look up into the smiling face of a woman wearing a beige coloured swimming cap I lift my foggy goggles and realise that no, in fact, she wears no cap She is bald Cancer Chemo Radiation The words pop into my head and Suddenly my own rubber cap Bright purple and […]
I hadn’t really thought about this About personal growth and compassion being a privilege But it truly is I hadn’t thought that being able to make the choice to eat more responsibly, look after myself, my family and my surroundings To make ethical choices where the environment is concerned Is a privilege Elsewhere in the […]
Lighting candles at dusk The crickets remind me Their chirping begins around that time too The light is soft outside Low in the sky I chop kindling Set a stack aside To take to the fire Offerings to the chimney Please start easily It usually does I have a system Two logs either side Paper […]
Mind cancer Spreading Consuming Gut churning Body standing still Muscles locked Mind Running Spinning Can’t get off Tighten arms across chest Replies become shorter Isolating Withdrawing Can not concentrate on anything out there As inside Black holes split off And begin to devour whole chunks of my universe Disappearing Into sink holes Drift off Sit […]
