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Morning Thunder

Posted on June 1, 2017 by

“ It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.” – Frederick Douglass A rumble reverberating through the air woke me from a … Continue reading →

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Deep Water

Posted on March 14, 2017 by

I find myself in deeper water lately no longer on the shore,  bare toes finding purchase upon cool sand, instead I’m treading luminous blue hoping with each breath that I don’t drown. Drown among the slippery tendrils of seaweed in colours of … Continue reading →

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Real Time

Posted on February 26, 2017 by

“ Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.” – Kurt Vonnegut Warmer air amid the lingering light herald this early rush of spring, showing up in lush masses of white snowdrops, the royal … Continue reading →

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Winter’s Heart

Posted on November 24, 2016 by

“ When snow falls, nature listens.” – Antoinette van Kleeff Nature’s alarm clock comes in the form of the blackbird chorus that erupts from the bare branches of the large tree one street over. The mornings are much darker now … Continue reading →

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November Reverie

Posted on November 3, 2016 by

“Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.” – Ronald Reagan November is the month that usually chases us down to Mexico, we begin to miss the warmth of the sun as the autumn rains begin to blanket … Continue reading →

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Find Your Solace

Posted on October 27, 2016 by

“… i spill into the kind of silence only Khalil Gibran would understand.” – Sanobar Khan, Turquoise Silence The leaves on the trees are murmuring among themselves underneath the bright sunlight – we’ve just come back from a tree-lined trail … Continue reading →

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Food Poetry

Posted on October 19, 2016 by

It was a long while before I took a chance to taste the dirt umbrellas of my youth as they sat there on the plate in their dung coloured glory, swimming in the pale liquid of their demise. It was … Continue reading →

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