The listening mouth
A poem that asks how a writer can hold space for people to arrive at their discovery without explanation, honours presence and personal insight over the presumption to give advice, or explain anything.
Tag: poetry
Awakening to Life: Moments of Inner Peace
A poem written beneath the sky and the pressure of being. A reflection on solitude, soul, and remembering who we are before the noise.
Run
To rise before the sun, run before the day has begun. A poem that heeds the pull of instinct over materialism and, in doing so, aligns with integrity and finds freedom from everyday constraints.
The doorways we miss while staring at walls
A poem about the walls we argue with, the quiet doors waiting nearby. With notes from a morning walk among the magpies.
Navigating the Doldrums: Finding Flow in Stillness
This piece explores the fine line between peace and paralysis, and the fleeting gift of true soul aligned movement
The Art of Creation: Embracing Fullness and Void
And yet it was within I could not shape The void which makes all vessels useful God holds that space We control the edges And I think where those two meet Is very special And there is a deeper koan here and a lighter meaning too, go as deep as you like into the concept […]
The mind field: navigating memory and experience while writing
This piece explores the voice behind the poet, the stitching of memory, and the anchor points that root us in a world that often slips past.
Beneath life itself: Tuning into the Current That runs Through Us All, The Current Moment
Perhaps the part of me that has something to say About grass And the broad expanse of ink black sky Sprinkled with stars An orange moon Surprisingly wonky Reminds me to breathe That life is more than pressure And bustle And hustle That people should really be told What I yell sometimes in my heart […]
Choose Your Crucible
A reflection on the inner materials of change, and how transformation never brings in what wasn’t already there. Not everything survives the heat – but what remains becomes who you are.
A delightful lack of impact
Nature reminds us that for all our thinking and striving, we have no conversation with our surroundings unless we pay attention, and even then, your wealth will not affect a spider