At first The words Were ants Easy to dismiss As they marched across the surface of my mind Dogma in every step I tried to cross over them Difficult When they loop beneath eyelids The onset of shingles Vaguely itching But not yet full blown hives The discomfort grew Which is when I realised What […]
When I was a child And it was hot I used to turn on the hose And splash Filling up buckets And filling up pots Washing the verandah down With Mum Turning on the tap And letting all that water Run And run As I grew older The water seemed to become scarce Not the […]
My Mother taught me to always look for the silver lining or the good in a situation rather than focussing on the bad. It is a powerful technique for instilling hope in the heart. Which is just what it needs to survive turbulent times with courage. I hope this post offers some hope to my […]
