Photo Poetry

For the month of October I have a wee social media project on the go. I have been posting a daily card which contains a line from one of my poems and a selection of my photographs. I don’t have the same kind of traffic here as I am not a regular poster these days …

A Card a Day: Week 1

For the month of October I have a wee social media project on the go. I have been posting a daily card which contains a line from one of my poems and a selection of my photographs. I don't have the same kind of traffic here as I am not a regular poster these days …

Traffic Jamming

What would you say if I told you that a Bangalore taxi ride is the way to enlightenment? Forget India's temples and Holy cities. This is the most profound manifestation of the mystical divine in operation that you can experience. Read on dear seeker, read on 😉 This morning I took an Uber across Bangalore …

dis quiet

I noticed a bloom in my garden today   growing silently as disquiet   composted with blame forked with agitation   i always thought it was you who planted it there   but you did not it is I who have cared for it   if care be the word for it is a flower …

Dawn’s Piper

Spring beckons in Arcadia vernal equinox zero point of sidereal time maybe of time itself Pan demic* in his appearance has put down his pipes There is to be no playing for the apocalypse Too riveting it's gaze even for a God who has seen it all before Too mesmerising its own song as it …

it is done

Goodbye TOADS I have ignored the prompts and just opened the door to what might come Special Thanks to Kerry for everything and more     it is a tear that falls it is a tear that cuts how some wounds are opened with heart! moments memories a smile or two a knowing kinship penned …

snow joke

  here i am still and centered and calm   all is perfect   until the world tilts and shakes   and a blizzard of love tumbles from the sky obscuring what was with its mystic crystal snow-flakery   i am taken apart my heart cracking open old and over used in service of everyone …

Letting Go

                         "The Pain shows you what is left to investigate." Byron Katie   I can’t let you go- because in reality- you are not mine to let go of – You are You- And being the most wonderful version of you that you can …

Dreaming

I close my eyes to dream a dream Sister drum tones the way Birch sisterhood circle Shimmering iridescent blues Spiralling into the beyond Spirit of place that holds my heart Turtle comes to guide me on my journey Into fluidity we glide together Spirits merged My place of counsel awaits Sky Lodge beings hold space …

Peace

Peace comes easy in the glade birdsong soothing every moment Peace comes easy in the forest trees whispering songs of the ancients Peace comes easy in the cabin time moving so slowly it is stopping but how do I find Peace in the broken how do i find Peace in the war zones how do …