Castles in the sky

I ran and ran and ranto the castle in the airI danced and danced and dancedbeside my kite that flew up thereI stood upon the sunand jumped on a cloud called ‘nine’and in a silent whisperI was told that cloud was mineI stayed up in the airuntil tear-drops overcameand with a sudden gustthe tear-drops turned […]

the afternoon’s surmise

Time flows through the afternoon In the shadows of the mind – Yet to control the effervescent life   Secluded silence venting anger In the valley’s daunting hills Iridescent cloud replaced by thunder’s sky   Lightning strikes – the trees shake (so do I) – Attention’s gaze diverts (life passes by)   Leave be what’s […]

When life was young

There was peace one dayin a world where life was youngThere was peace that daywhen instruments would strumThere was peace the daywhen hummingbirds had sungThere was peace; said theywhen you and I would comeTo the garden bloomingin the land of graceThe flower – blowing – in the wind – beside your faceAnd when you asked;can lifetime slow […]

Kia Kaha

I was sitting at the benchtop watching TV during lunch when I saw a politician give a speech. She was talking of the terror of danger and of death of a lone wolf who would suffer due to no-one but himself. He had traipsed into a mosque and opened fire on the throng shedding fear […]