I’m in a bit of a bindWith my bindersBoxing me in from all sidesLooking all neat and in a line.Pages that hold meaning to me […] Read More
Category: Recycling
First I was afraid, I was petrifiedKept thinking I could never live without the plastic bagBut then I spent so many days thinking how you […] Read More
It’s Spring’s mending timeAnd I find them thereIn that overstuffed sock drawerThe holey ones, worn in the heelThe lonely singles who have lost their mates. […] Read More
Farewell sacred vessels of soft burning lightThe glow from your flame has long gone outThe love of your tapered frame I will missRomance, igniting my […] Read More
[She steps out tentatively, shakily onto stage, dressed in layer upon layer of T-shirts] Um hello. Hello everybody. [Deep breath] Bonsoir Monsieur et Madame [Mama […] Read More
Too set in my waysRunning old tapes through my mindDon’t shut out options. Haiku based on Headsets
I have stories strapped to my backLugging memories aroundLeather gifts from my brotherCamping trips, lost loves, painful crossingsAdventures in forest and sea, over big landI’m […] Read More
Memories packed up in little bottles and boxesSoapy liquids and creamy semi-solidsLathering up all the shame and blameDown the drainThe wishy washy hands of religionIn […] Read More
It was jarring, ja-ja-jarringTo find a drawer full of lidsPlastic coating clogging my jamIt’s one thing to need a spareQuite another to jam a jar […] Read More
Back in September 2021, I started blogging about my collections. A creative approach to a daunting clear out project at home. I was tackling my […] Read More