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 olden soulAh, the misguided ache to love againDivine one, please welcome this molten meSnuff out this burning desireLet the excitement and sorrows waneWhile the candelabra […] 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 Rose backstage: Sing out, geez Louise!] My, my name is Ms Garden TeesWhat’s yours?Mister, Mister Conductor, if you please I’m stripping off memoriesOne T-shirt at […] 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 not always a happy wanderer,shedding attachments as I roamI step onto a thresholdI’m travelling more lightly nowBut will it be enough to venture, unencumbered into […] 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 the tidy little business of cleansing soulsSudsy claims of healing hearts and broken mindsToss your wishes into a different wellWhere dignity and beauty dwellThe well […] Read More
Free verse. Based on Jar Lids. Jingle Bells. Merry Christmas! 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 fullTossing them into the metals recycling bin The ring was ja-ja-jarringJust put a lid on […] 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 work binders and my storage locker. Along the way, I discovered that I was a collector of things. I blogged about my twist tie collection, […] Read More
My dear friend Kath gave me these delightful polka dot cups and plate. While this looks like the start of a new collection, it is in fact an ending. I have now done 65 posts on my various collections, the age I turned this year. While I certainly have more […] Read More
I recently added to this collection with two pretty little plates by artist Laura van der Linde. I picked them up at Circle Craft Christmas Market in November. I have been having a year of YES, and the plates spoke to me. I notice that several of these side dishes […] Read More