Life

We tend to get dominated by the negative news and social media to the point that it is easy to forget and ignore the very positives that shape our world. Written in May 2020, when COVID was not making life any easier, this poem is meant to remind us of the possibilities and reality. Our…

Written in 2019, this poem speaks to the power that comes from individuals coming together be it in relationships, as neighbours, or as community members. A life so much richer with more than one, and as a ‘we’. You could be my neighbour; you could be my friendYou could be a colleague who makes my…

This poem written in January 2019, so well before so many started griping about choices during Covid, speaks to my views about the power of choice, and how we each have that power and right – yet in the context of personal growth and maturity, and societal rights, rules and democracy. And of course, there…

Love, is it not grand! I wrote this in December 2018. It speaks to a lifelong relationship between two people, based on a deep and everlasting love. May it be so. Refrain Today I woke and your hand was in mineI caressed your cheek and you did smileYou touched my chest with a gentle patOur…

I wrote this poem in Ronda, Spain as I sat on the balcony of our hotel early one morning during our visit to that country in September 2018. We get to begin anew each day with so much power towards realising our potential, and contributing to that of the world. Roosters crowing as dawn does…

Clearly the importance of pausing and enjoying, was with me in August 2018 as I wrote about this a few times. No matter the moment, be present for oneself and those in your life. Immerse oneself and treat yourself with generosity. I know the world is turning yet around me it’s as if it’s notLife has got much slower like I’m standing on a dotI can hear the background noises; the frenzy all aboutYet for me, it’s all slow motion; bringing the future into doubt. I hear the buzz of bumblebees; the drone of dragonflies as wellI…