A poor and loathesome begger Through devious channels Put his filthy long-fingers Onto the head Of a young girls golden curls “You are my child,” he muttered Blindly, his rheumy eyes cauled over “You were birthed in the ancient Fires.” She didn’t cry Even when…

Five years old, “Who do you want to be?” A pilot and a diver and a sailor on the sea. Ten years old, “Who do you want to be?” A teacher and an artist and a kind mother to three. Fifteen years old, “Who do you want to…

He bought her favourite sweater, It was red and very loud, Said it was so I could find her, If she lost me in a crowd, It wasn’t very fancy, Just a pull-over-the-head, But you’d never seen a person, Look so wonderful in red, For me it was…

The words he spoke were fairy floss, Their taste so sugary sweet, You’d swear if it was possible, They’d be all you’d ever eat, But the thing with wads of fairy floss, Is they’re always quick to melt, Until you’re sticky with the memories, Of the love…

I held onto the afternoon, My fingers tinged light pink, With fear of what was coming soon, For night brings time to think. But like the dawn turns into day, The day turns into night, Lost and lonely on my way, I held the fading light….

Compound eyes and sticky legs, You buzz around their head, You see it coming from afar, One swat and now you’re dead.  

I scream my name out to the canyon walls. At least, I believe it’s my name. It’s been 2 months 3 weeks and 5 days since anyone said it. But it’s not like I’m counting. It bounces from the rust-red rock and twists its way…

Stars painting masterpieces In the night sky. 10,000 angels watching now. You’re not alone. Night sky’s breathing. Inhale, Exhale. Life is breath And breath is life. Breathe it in, Awake, alive,      

Circle dance And circle round Then circle back again.   Life is a circle Circles in Then circles out again.   Two circles joined And crossing through The flower of life Begins.

I hugged against the stone cold bricks, As lanterns lit my way, The darkness in the corners, Had never seen the light of day, My steps rung out beneath me, Bouncing free from wall to wall, But still I dared continue down, The endless castle…