Aroha
Aroha‘Oh, I don’t think that anyone that doesn’t love has anything’ It’s true; we have nothing Without the active, supportive, hopeful, energyWhich always seeks the bestFor those we love & invites us, to walk beside & not ahead & has…
Stepping Off
Stepping Off We live the raw enchantmentOf the edge that is OnetahuaThe scary, scary, stepping off placeWhere the dead step-freeSo it’s no wonder we feel disorientated& struggle to relate to the settlersWho return by bus to CollingwoodFor the Wairua is…
Hills of Silence
Beneath hills of silence I raise my hand -I will NEVER FORSAKE My Suffering Lord ~ The first two lines are a saying It’s always Friday morning for me Supplementary saying ‘Friday morning’ refers to the suffering and crucifixion of…
Crescent Moon
Beneath the crescent moon tuatara stills Your next move IS Critical ~ The road is forgiving...To err is human... Yet, there are crossroads, critical moments Where our fate hangs in the balance
Once in a while
It's small... seems insignificant... Yet, once in a while makes its way Past The BATTLESHIPS Of Certainty ~ The ego has its ironclad defences... Yet, once in a while...
String of Pearls
A string of pearls cascades the swell of your breast Barking dogs DISTURB THE Thin Port Levy Air ~ The ‘pearls’ (of the sacred feminine) are mustered on the hills above Port Levy
Roadside Chats (12)
Roadside Chats (12) – 29/4/15 It’s Monday the 23rd of March. I leave Christchurch for the Wakamarina Valley. Tomorrow is settlement day. The Camper’s loaded to the gunnels with belongings. I drive slowly and carefully. The van feels overloaded. It’s…
Redzoned
Kia ora/Welcome: the last few months have been stressful as I have waited to find out if our house would be rebuilt or demolished as a result of the September earthquakes & the thousands of aftershocks that have shaken the area. On…