Does the roof sigh beneath the weight of snow Still, it does not give way The tree branch Laid low by rainwaters burden Still, it holds Steadfast Damp, heavy things are relieved By the suns rays And every new day Is a chance To melt again *how much easier it is to melt rather than […]
Heaviness from the future comes rushing like a truck the road narrows in sync with our focus The sky sags in the middle drooping down any minute any minute now it will bust Expectation arrives Runs through the moment leaves us aghast the camera pans focus shot the flowers we planted have roots of rot […]
What’s your story? Mine changes When I was young I was the daughter of graziers – my story, my life – I was a bush child and so proud to be from the land I grew older And a wonderful man asked to marry me I must have said the word “fiancée” one hundred thousand […]
The sensation of watching through a car window Life rushing past All those people that drive along side Faces in vehicles Passing by I’m moving fast Faces blur Life is a journey Not some ambling detour That goes around and around Sometimes it’s only the people in the same vehicle that are still here We […]
Bougainvillea tangles Scratching Yet the blood produced is not as bright as the exuberant blooms That sway overhead in the breeze Fuchsia plumes Loaded with the hot scent of summer Dance and sway on the breeze Lifting hairs to nape Bringing cool relief to pin points of sweat Pearls dripping Sliding Nobbling spine Ache and […]
When all the world is closing in The curtains sheer The walls too thin And fingernails scratch Down the backbone of your life Notice the spine How it bends and twists And notice the gaps The space between Notice the breath how it moves within Noticing noticing everything Now My friend My very best friend […]
I bought a beautiful bowl once. Large – probably 30cm in diameter. Artisan Obviously I didn’t even look at the price – I just knew I was in love with it and took it too the counter Put it on mine (Counter) At home Every time I looked at it It made me smile I’ve […]
I tore my favourite shirt It taught me to let go I broke my treasured jug It taught me to let go I pleaded with my drunken son at 1am in the morning to come home come home come home He said no he was fine and walked away It taught me to […]
Trickle me trickle me Come heed me when I need you Burst from my soul It’s alright Shush Everyone hurts Everyone cries And it is the thing that you need most Which is why I am here To set the tears to falling And show you the beauty of the moon And it will shine […]
You can’t take it with you They say When you go I want to take it with me This beach My second home And now it’s time to return to My first one I try In photos that I took Long breaths full of sea air Grains of sand That tangle in my hair The […]
