The Bougainvillaea Tree My sister Usha has a Bougainvillaea tree People come from far to see her Bougainvillaea  tree It is the envy of her neighbours Friends sing her praises and call her ‘Green fingers’ It is 50 years old fed and watered like her…

I am pleased to present the wonderful poets who successfully wrote 24 poems in 24 hours, a truly remarkable achievement. The poets are not listed in any particular order, but they are all particularly impressive for the incredible feat of endurance and creativity they completed….

A Senryu   One Small Step   Curiosity. With just one step, you may find destiny or death.  

I finally finished my first marathon, not in time, but I finished. It. was hard, but worth it.

“I have lived too long in foreign parts.” I have become foreign to myself, made up of bits and pieces like a Frankenstein turned inside out. The scars are there, only they are on the inside where no one can see them. Nor can anyone…

the wheels turn harden sour salt curdle and bring us together

Joy and Sorrow in One Cup When you go to war And you win the battle And you come home triumphant Rejoicing that you’ve won What d’you do when you meet The families of those fallen at war? Do you suppress your joy? Does your…

Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve had this weird aversion to groupings. Like pods or seeds. The seeds inside of butternut squash for example give me the heebie-jeebies to behold. I thought it was an anomaly but my daughter said it isn’t- other…

Death isn’t a stranger. She’s right next to me and always has been. I see her in the weepy eyed cat who cries for company at night at the Airbnb then runs away. I saw her in my mothers bed last year. My mother asked…

Deliberate movement with chaos. Karate inspired dance moves. Choreographed in her head. some wild floating dancers. she’s an inspired child. my granddaughter. Wants to dance. Jasey Child