Mother

My Mother Our roles in life change many times during our lifetimes. I have been a child, a friend, a cousin, niece, and a granddaughter. I have been an owner/rescuer of dogs, cats, birds, and one rabbit, one possum. And that was just in the early years. A teenager, a school leaver, a traveller, an

The feminine mystique

A heart that whispers I am ready to love A body yearning So fragile delicate but ready to touch * Her spirit Her essence Her breath entwined Thoughts that magic sprinkle A mysterious mind * A beauty alluring Complex unique Compelling Universal celebration Looking within The feminine mystique * Photo by Sue Vincent

The fault in our starsl

From her tippy toes to the top of her head Warmth rising Flushing her cheeks To a glorious rosy red * Giddiness, joy, elation Her head did spin Was it champagne Or the thrills of daily life intoxication * A beautiful memory A face looking at her Feeling nostalgic oh dear how young we were

Roots of Goodness

Dear mum, * * Tender in heart, motherly in nature My maker, my giver My mentor My teacher * * Your life, a story etched upon your beautiful face It tells of a life lived It was hard, there were challenges You lived through it all, full of grace * * Enduring more the many

First contact

Peeking through the window his eyes wide, aghast or surprised? Both perhaps but that quickly turned to horror Aliens don’t exist Kyle. Granny’s words echoed around his head as the vision gurned at him through the bedroom window. However the face that gazed at him suggested this was not true. This small ruddy whitish face

Help save our world

With all the billions of dollars out there that we spend on nothing more than vanity, the money that seems to go everywhere else except for where it matters the most. I find it incredibly sad that we as humans have been given this incredible gift that we continue to abuse and throw away. I

Weirdos walkabout

We experienced the sport of Rogaining today. What’s that you ask? That’s a great question! The standard definition goes like this: – Rogaining is the sport of long distance cross-country navigation in which teams of two to five members visit as many checkpoints as possible in the specified time. Here in Victoria, Australia, rogaines are

The Book

January 12, excitedly the family moved into their new house. Yes it was old, perhaps little lacklustre, nothing that a coat of paint couldn’t fix, Jane mindfully making plans. It wasn’t perfect, who needed perfect, she thought. There needed to be changes to suit the family, in any case, it was going to be theirs.

Beyond the trees

A second chance The ugly truth We no longer breathed fresh air humanities termination A world which allowed regrettable ruination * We were destructive Imagine earth with an altered twist Mankind neglected it they now cease to exist * Animals living together Respect, kindness now prevails in this world Trees replenished, clean oceans Endless space,