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Earth

Sitting herelooking at youtaking you intryingwith all my heartto connectto understandto feel your pain But, there is no needyou’ve been herea long, long timeand your painhas always been with youbecausepain birthed youand you turn itinto something beautiful

The Lonely Bluebell

Among the greensthe blueblue light of her soulshines her songof lonelinessThe blue light of her soulgives pause to reflectupon the way oftime's immortalityIt is how we reflectthat allows her to singthose waves of solitude Her song reachesfarther into the nightWhere we need her light.

A Birthday treat to Hay-on-Wye

While at my sister’s we visited Hay-on-Wye. It was a 60th birthday treat to myself 🙂 I’ve not been there for years and sadly 5 or 6 books had closed, possibly due to covid. There was enough there still to fill a day’s book hunting. I do enjoy reading philosphy books, and other books of … More A Birthday treat to Hay-on-Wye

Inspiration, with a hint perhaps

Having a mini holiday for a few days at my sister’s. I’m sitting in the garden, the sun is shining, and I’m reading with a cuppa when inspiration arrives to give me two pages of scribbled notes. So, perhaps, I have my next writing project to follow on from my previous book, so the spider … More Inspiration, with a hint perhaps

Breathless

in a worldwhere beings inhalethe stuff of life I find myself breathlesswhere to breathethisstuff of lifeconsumes, confuses and constricts me If I were a treeno birds would restno squirrels would playfor the leaves are fallingand Spring has forsaken me

Eye Music

Footsteps no stepsmarks of breathbusking butterfliesshibboleth. Ways in, ways outfragile questthrumbling `n` jumblingragged rest. Pregnant pausingsmiles of glasscoffee and a cakeeye music blast. DeciBells singchurch refraintree bending plazacoup de main reign. Sunset, sunrisetime to fleemacabré masqueradeimbibed reveille. Choral mélangecloud’s-eye viewnothing beats it morethan the human zoo!

She understands patience

Share the good stuff

If you’re feeling good today, pass it on. We make the world a better place when we share the good stuff. 😁

Gut feelings

I’ve started my next project. Inklings have been forming and feelings are stiring in my gut. It’s been a while. Four little acorns into my new WIP. I say, let nature blossom. Let my words evolve. Let the universe connect. That’s all for now.

When we sleep

When we sleepour bodies heal When we dieour souls heal