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Poems August 30, 2021

Waiting for spring

I love the metaphor of seasons. It’s almost spring, in real life too. Waiting for spring Springtime is coming It’s […]

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Autism, Poems August 24, 2021

Elephants

From time to time, we may realise there is something undefined in our lives that is taking up a lot […]

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Poems August 21, 2021

Echoes of the past

Echoes of the past Walking around with my umbrella up Long after the rain has passed Weary and watchful As […]

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Poems August 2, 2021

Reflections on a friend passing

Reflections on a friend passing Every now and then Comes a reminder of our human frailty That our days on […]

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Poems July 25, 2021

Stopping

Stopping For various reasons, my little family lives life at a pace that is much slower than the world around […]

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Poems July 20, 2021

Listening

Listening Once again I take a moment To remind myself that I am here Sometimes I try too hard to […]

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Poems July 2, 2021

Indwelling- dwelling here

Indwelling- dwelling here Why am I always looking for an escape? In another place Can I not be in the […]

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Poems June 21, 2021

Fragments

Fragments Fragments Whirl around in my mind Like leaves caught in the breeze, So are my thoughts Thrust around on […]

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Poems June 5, 2021

A step backward

A step backward Sometimes a ‘step backward’ can remind us of Where we came from How far we have come […]

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Poems June 3, 2021

Baby steps or a leap of faith

Baby steps or a leap of faith When even baby steps Feel like a leap of faith Or trudging through […]

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Motherhood, Poems May 20, 2021

The Birth of a Mother

The Birth of a Mother When a child is born, So too a mother A baby emerges And she emerges […]

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Poems April 30, 2021

We were wild once

We were wild once A reflection on a world far from Eden ‘Look at the birds of the air; they […]

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