Old Mother Hubbard she went to the cupboard to give her poor doggy a bone but when she went there the cupboard was bare and so the poor doggy had none… This nursery rhyme sprang to mind when thinking back in time to the many instances when people have wanted something from me and I […]
I used to worry you would tire of the scenery The same hills Curves Bends A landscape undergoing seasons that change inexplicably And yet remain the same A few wildflowers in spring Ribs showing through a lack of rain Returning again and again Along a gradually eroding path Skimming an outline that is not meant […]
A man buys an old house Every year the storms blow in And he hammers Repairs Underpins Every year more parts of the house are destroyed It is untenable Yet he fights on Determined not to be Defeated Until one day After a particularly bad storm is repeated The man throws his arms in the […]
Love is patient Love is kind Love is not envious Or rude … Except it is sometimes It is all those things And yet we still call it love Pick up the phone when it rings Slam it down Get angry Hurt Confused And I really wish Corinthians had written about that Told the truth […]
Amidst the day to day I lose it Slips down behind the washing machine Tucked under a stack of clothes Buried under paperwork I can’t see it in the orders To do this and that The phone calls Taken and dialled on the run I can’t see you For the jostle of everyone Wanting Something […]
When you feel disconnected from everything and everyone They are making you anxious They are making you sad They are making you furious They are Not the problem Never the problem Please know that nothing out there can disturb you Unless You are suffering from internal disconnection to your source Which is great Because if […]
If he hadn’t seen her If she hadn’t ignored the voice that roared If he hadn’t picked up the phone If she hadn’t written it down If the sun hadn’t risen If the stars hadn’t come out If they had never been introduced If they had never walked into the same room If the sky […]
He stared at the TV She wore a new dress He stared at the TV Nothing was said She tried a different recipe He mumbled when asked “It was alright I guess” Then “Hey wait a minute” A posed question lingered She waited on bated breath was this conversation? No it was “Where’s the remote?” […]
