Humans We think that if we carefully contain ourselves Inside our scant and small stretched hides That we will not be judged Cursed with criticism And if we do the “right” thing We shall abide in that all encompassing comfortable thing Called acceptance But I have discovered we are not made for acceptance Such a […]
Security line snakesPeople curling up insideLife forces draining through soles shuffling forwardOnwardBound for somewhereBut first and secondanother numbered gateBitterness settles in the crook in my shoulderBurdened by sagging strapLevity hanging by a threadA movement catches my attentionhigh aboveSparrow trapped and circlingCompassion bloomsSoftening the defeated curvature of spine and boneHere this small birdScraps aplenty on the […]
The colour of soil and pebble Tree and rock Boulders in the shade Falling just the same way As elsewhere I’ve seen Landscape passing through recalling a scene or view Found hundreds of miles away And people are like that too Mannerisms A flash of a smile And the ghost of someone I once knew […]
The lessons that come Wrapped in skin Who walk alongside for a while Glimmers of laughter Sparkles of smiles Wisdom dropped like tea leaves Percolated through a filter of life experience Thoughts meandering Emerging as something new Different points of view Threads pulled into a tapestry by fate Some will last a lifetime echoing on […]
The highThe lowThe in betweenNot risingNor fallingNot yetAnythingTo catch it thereBeforeEverythingAnd decideWhat comes nextIf onlyI could
I continue to consistently write my newsletter each week at SubStack. It is changing the way I see writing and sharing on these sorts of platforms. Whereas years ago I used to post something and then check the stats and views, I now post and enjoy the satisfaction that comes with both self expression and […]
The smell of pencil shavings Soft wooden curls lined with graphite The sharpener whirrs I blow on the blade Dust floats to the bin Tools made sharper I sit again The example is before me The rest makes sense I draw the lines Stitching neurons in my head The satisfaction of making sense Is a […]
Silence is not intended to be the destination it is supposed to be where you rest reflect and then move onOtherwise the stone you embodyBecomes your home Response from “Love” during our conversation this morning … Elizabeth Gilbert Letters to love Have you heard of them? I began my own today. Letters to love. My […]
Stone in my pocket Teach me to carry Tumbled fingertips Worn smooth On rough edges Stone in my pocket Teach me to be still To gather sunshine Disperse darkness Stone in my pocket The silence is calm Slide through the water Straight to the bottom Landing quiet A little dust kicked up And then eternity […]
Learn from the leaf And not the tree Fall if you must But softly Be gentle with yourself Life isn’t easy The breeze tries to carry The wind shatters Tree crashes But the leaf Being light Knows descending gently matters The last week was like surmounting a personal Everest. Hard exhausting climb, exultant high of […]
