In the depths of fear A seed lies dormant waiting Courage grows straight up *I am packing for my trip, hiking alone in the spectacular but remote Carnarvon Gorge great walk. I’ve done it before, but always the nag and whine of “what if’s” circle in the days before I go. Courage does not do […]
Another two minute read for a human that requires at least a hundred pages – Jett Hicks. Please follow the link at the bottom of the photo. Thankyou, I appreciate the support!
White is the colour that trails fast things Jets Speed boats. Wings of a bird leave no tell tale signs they lift and fly almost silently. Usually I move fast too long strides hustling feet my mind already ten metres in front of me at least. But something happened to my ankle this week And […]
I love people I see something I never saw when I was younger and usually so terribly nervous I see their softness The flight of their eyes The tumble of hands Gestures And I understand so much from watching bodies talk I stand in a room full of people in the grasp of communication And […]
A wild thing sits at my door Craving spirals past my defences Tip toes over the mat Skids along the floor I’m not sure where it came from Or when No use standing here wondering I’ll sit down on the stair Wait for it to come out from in there As long as I don’t […]
There is a callus That develops In the middle of the chest In children as we are hurt The greater it spreads By the time we arrive in adulthood It is difficult to breathe Think Speak Through anything but hard scar tissue. So there is a need to take a scalpel and slowly start to […]
Black ink soaking through a white cloth Staining It can be washed and washed Difficult to remove A shadow will remain So what’s the use? Throw it away But what if it was a girl Or a boy Man or a woman Their psyche soiled treated like toys of the algorithm One negative comment Outweighs […]
There is a dictator rising We thought we controlled IT But now IT usurps all boundaries Swooping upon Our banks Our shops Our creativity Our time Our energy Our relationships Our environment. Everyone turns to blame one another Divisiveness curdles conversations It is the fault of the farmer The wood cutter The meat eater The […]
The days that pass blankly A little empty Shake them upside down Nothing much falls out A crumpled to do list With nothing crossed off And the idea that my Nordic socks Are now all out off order and I’m wearing odds That somehow match each other I stacked firewood inside Now I watch it […]
In the dark of pre dawnBare feet slide on timber floorsThe smell of coffee Sharp as barbed wire Carefully they weave their nets Catching sleepy bugs (Photo in header) Red gold peeping Tom The sun peers over the edge Soon I’ll be walking Rain right on the cusp I gaze out the door into Change […]
