Dark hangs at the apex of the swing, holding, holding. Silence of the drop of dew, holding, holding. Petals gently shift, twist,...

Sit with overwhelm. Take a breath and give one back, life's only request.

The government claimed my house and designated it as an area for wetlands rejuvenation. It’s been 30 years since I last said goodbye to...

W.I.N.D. Women In Non- Domesticated roles   She, climbed trees. She was not to be kept in captivity. She, danced on rooftops. Her nimble...

“Hi. I’m just ringing to check that my appointment this week is on Wednesday at 2pm, and not this morning.” “I have you in for 9am on...

Wind up the tomato, we have 20 minutes. What will you say, in your allotted time? Tick tick tick tick.   Equivalencies of time to money,...

Down the hill to the back of beyond or is it the front of beyond? Who knows? There were dark clouds gathering. They always did on a hot...

Downstairs ‘Rain soon’, Elaine thought. Elaine opened the windows to let in some wind. It was sooo hot. The wind stirred up her paper...

Outside this Wattle and Daub the wind is doing what the wind does best:  blowing the trees every which way... including loose. And the...

The year of the snake: Its egg swollen and obscured. Cracked from fall or birth?

I returned to Australia from China.   Last time I returned from China ten years ago, I dropped by to see my Grandma with souvenirs,...

Emotions like jewels Hidden around the house Nobody can find them I’m safe Nobody can get to them I’m safe Nobody must ever see them A...

8 – us, the children and the dog 7 – years since we were OK 6 - rooms to sleep and play 5 – dust-boxed school records 4 – fibs, fiddles...

‘New Year!! What the…'   ‘I haven’t gotten used to the last New Year. To be truthful, I’m still flummoxed that it is ALREADY 25 years...

New Year more fear Who is really who…   Allow me to be more precise... more clear...   As if Christmas was not bad enough With the...

I break all the rules When I sit down on tables and write haikus.

‘November.’ She glowers at the wall chart. ‘There are too many gaps in the to-do list from January.’   ‘You haven’t done too badly. We...

Sometimes, it is said, when the energy is just right, when you can let go of yourself just enough, when the magic of the universe wills...

The day dawned… thankfully. I am always so grateful for that. Not sure what I’ll do if it doesn’t. Anyway that’s a problem for another...