A tree sitting in the garden Locked into place Held by roots, it cannot escape And yet it changes Season cycles turn green to brown Faded leaves fall and flutter to the ground Snakes that expand and lose their skin Growing a new one they begin again A cliff face may take a thousand years […]
I gave my anger to the crows As we passed them on the road And yet now I have no idea where it came from Like a volcano Turbulent bubbles And all the things that I struggled with Only yesterday Are gone I’m not sure anything is worth Saying anymore It is so fleeting This […]
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 […]
