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 […]
What is single What is pair And lonely? It’s always there for those that are at war within themselves We think that we need a partner to walk this world Not true You can have many hands to hold But until you can hold your own You will continue to feel alone *I’ve been thinking […]
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 […]
I didn’t mean to be mean to you I just didn’t like myself much at the time Apologies don’t mean much Ten years apart From separatist beginnings Late blooms of self forgiveness I wish they’d stay But flowers rarely last much longer Than just one day And in the heat of the moment They wilt […]
Spectacular red dawn clouds Reflecting on the windows Of a house as I run past A sick man is inside I wonder if he sees the colours with any more wonder than I Are they reflected even now On the pupils of his eyes As he lies in that bed? Knowing of his illness I […]
Lamp glow sanctuary Rain and wind strike the windows Making me so very glad I live Inside Some people shelter Under bridges Building awnings Hollow eyes A warning Of how quickly the bottom can drop away Walking on this earth We make choices every day To what we give the pieces of our lives Our […]
Am I creating a painting Art In the universe somewhere Is someone looking down As I go round and round and round Are the places where I grieved black Are the places where I loved red Up there Down here Things are changing My spirit is just a paintbrush Painting
