I have just recently had the pleasure of experiencing one of the items on my bucket list. It was to spend some time in the Australian Outback, far from urban populations and light pollution. To see the night sky at its best and to just be out in nature. I had been warned that the flies […]
When you’re only ever taking Your foundations are shaking But when you start giving You experience living
Valentine’s Day is an opportunity to reaffirm the strength of our bonds in our relationships. To reflect upon another year where we appreciate how fortunate we are to have a relationship of deep understanding, light humour and respect for each other. To my beloved I thank you and dedicate this poem to you. One Heart […]
Snow wraps around branches and hugs the landscape, the snow clouds move on and then the sky clears to reveal a night sky filled with stars and woodland creatures. When you wake the following morning, the sunrise is just as breath taking. Winter’s Shroud Crystalline night, breathtaking sight, frames a billion years. Casts a spell, no words can tell, […]
As winter starts to take its hold the contrast between frosted landscape, barren trees and evergreens becomes more pronounced. The opportunity to catch a glimpse of furry creatures in the woods grows and clear blue sunny skies go some way to making up for chapped lips and the shivers. Winter’s Touch Winter’s here, clouds disappear, sun, lies low, […]
Winter is closing in as the daylight stretches out. Day Night Tundra is a poem that pulls between the desire to go out and explore the beautiful but frozen landscape or to stay indoors by a warm fire. Day Night Tundra Trembling, I ignore the day-night blue. Eager for fossil fuel’s artificial caress. Later, during […]