Incense sticksLit and burningShedding ashOfferings to the GodsUntil our sticks are burnt And we are gone.. I used to hate incense – as recently as last month I hated incense – now I’m addicted to the stuff. The smell hasn’t changed, although now I open up my entire house and the scented smoke disperses so […]
I have been away again National Parks have become my new addiction, there are so many beautiful ones near where I live When you’re the only person in the place it feels like a kingdom all of your own Still learning how to fly my drone, though remembering how to be comfortable behind my cameras […]
Where molecules become air I will meet you there Amidst the transformation that occurs Innocent of our observation Crinkles of a smile Appear at the corner of your eyes And I sigh Tension passing Dawn unfurling from night Begins with colour Streaking But first we lose the stars We could mourn their passing Or be […]
I was not depressed I was exhausted And furious I was not depressed I was ineffably sad and defeated I was not depressed I was lacking in vitality and direction I was not depressed I was grasping for answers into my own mortality and reason for being I was not depressed I was deeply fearful […]
How do you name something formless? That lies beneath the metaphysical skin of a mythical creature constructed by air strokes with an invisible paintbrush Try And you may come close to where my thoughts go at the moment Was it a shadow rippling across the field in the last shaft of sunlight before the onset […]
Wrote about this on Instagram this morning. A monk on a mountain will never learn as much about radical compassion and acceptance of others and self, as a person who is married and has children and extended family. The people who love us and who we love (and who annoy us at times) are our […]
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 […]
The most resilient life forms in the world Are among the smallest most fragile beings They cast webs of gossamer fine particles Again and again Morning dew sparkles on a dream just spun And I am reminded as I run Spiders Work tirelessly Repeating Repairing holes Rewriting Rewiring And casting their creations forward They greet […]
There is a satisfaction in persistence And of course a pain But the pain doesn’t speak as loudly to the muscle As forbearance shouts to the heart Expanding it Opening the mind To the idea That if today there was this untried moment Tomorrow lingers full of potential And I believe fatigue Is a switch […]
You must say it Speak it to the page Fill the blanks Over and over again With the utterances of mind Unravel the thoughts Break them Into tiny portions Exploring everything Until it is defeated Having eaten itself You begin again Taking things from within Emptying Don’t hold to anything It doesn’t matter The main […]
