Life

Flowing with 
Bubbles of laughter
Trickling thoughts
Raging anger
Swirling ideas
White water tears
Silent beginnings
Whirlpool endings
Rippling pain
Flooding love ...
Float!

A Place

The ancient spirits of the land welcome me.
and I become one
with this place.
Enfolded and absorbed
I breathe with the land
I feel the vast majesty of past and future millennia.
Beyond time,
The old wisdom silently speaking to my soul. 

Colour

Glistening greens and vibrant reds and bursting yellows and the soft turquoise.
Stark black and white.
All bathed in the thick honey glow of late afternoon.

I remember ...

Skipping to Sunday School with the big girls
And holding their hands in their pockets.
Playing ... horses and houses and hopscotch.
Climbing the neighbour's clothesline and
Standing in the front yard and saying goodbye.

light through my window

Like a translucent pearl
The light enters gently
Enfolding everything
Calmly and softly. 

this moment

This moment is waiting to be ...
This moment is the present,
Now the past
And soon, the future.


This moment is filled with bubbles of sunshine
That rise and burst.


Breathe gently in this moment,
Be in ... this moment.

stepping down

suffering

So many unshed tears,

For so long tightly clamped down and held,

Are flooding your mind and your heart and your soul

Oozing out from the cracks of your smiles and with every breath.

Trickling

Streaming,

Roaring.

Hurting everyone in their path,

Bruising, battering, breaking...

Let them come,

Speak your anger, your resentment, and your shame

Cradle the pain and breathe into it.

Make room for your sadness and fear.

strength

I trust that you have all the strength and the courage that you will need.
I am grateful that you have given me the privilege and the honour of walking with you.
I am inspired by your insight, your hope and your honesty.

Life

Endings and beginnings,
Sinking and rising,
Light and darkness,
Reality and reflections,
Tonight and tomorrow,
Endings and beginnings.

Sunset

Celebrate

Zzzzz ....

The Rules Have Changed

The poor are wealthy,
The exiled are welcomed,
The ignorant are wise,
The women are consulted,
The vicious are gentle,
The judgmental are compassionate,
The hated are loved,
The old are seen,
We are heard.

Rockin' at Ripponlea

lionhearted

fruits of our labours

leisure

windows into ...

all tied up

flying home

The Early Morning

After just two and half hours of sleep, I am instantly awake,
Between the minutes, I count backwards from 100, again and again.
When an hour has passed, I get up and 
Become ... alone.
In an hour, I have read many pages
Or a couple of chapters
Of my book.
Off I go, to try again.

A List of Worries

I worry about ...
What I said,
What I didn't say,
What I might say,
What I will say.

I worry about ...
What they said,
What they didn't say,
What they might say,
What they will say.

I worry about ...
Being vulnerable,
Being ashamed,
Being a failure,
Being wrong,
Being me.

I worry ...
That I worry too much.

reflecting on one leg

A Shopping List of Memories

Reading a newspaper at the end of the table,
Glimpsed through a cafe window,
Sorting books,
Drinking cups of tea,
Talking,
Listening,
Laughing,
Sharing,
Wine and chips,
Loving.

flowergirl

honoured

awakening

Slow

s l o w l y...
breathe in the sunshine.


d e l i b e r a t e l y...
breathe out the sunshine.


and leisurely dawdle,
s l o w l y.

decorating delight

evening

doorways to misery

dusk

horizontal lines

from my window ...

Melbourne

playing with fire

fun and games

diagonals

playing me softly

straight lines

let's go shopping

windows and walls

mixed media

I'm getting married in the morning ...

why so sad?

Play

The warm joy spreads,
Bubbling and fizzing
Up through me ...
Exploding in a Catherine wheel
Of smiles and giggles,
Of chuckles and snorts
And a great big, beautiful belly laugh.

in the pink

little boxes

The Gift of Imperfection

I soften
And
Melt.
I reach out
And 
Touch
Another.
I am authentic.
I am frightened.
I am free.

heat

join me?

up, up, and away

stepping out

at work

sentinel

the end

going down

easy