Selection of prose and poetry
Prepare to meander along the rivers of paradox
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Soft star
Poetry mine, photo credit: Sam Rye.
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new forms
Playing with haiku-photo forms today. Photos are mine, taken in Tasmania, except for the beautiful Aotearoa skies, by Sam Rye.
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Light
Physics of Life Becoming life what you already are Becoming what is measured photons of light Becoming scattered when you hit matter Becoming what is when observed Flowing through darkness unnoticed For light depends on other to be seen How are you feeling? Universally calm Ordinary Un-fooled Humoured Passing through Light
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Liberation
Liberation Listen to your body Where wisdom lies Where truth is known Attune to your freedom You are enough You have enough Resist Rest, unlearn Slow down, say no Lean into your humanity Widen the healing portal Acknowledge what was stolen Care through the opening of your heart Liberate your community through your falling in…
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Doubt
Can Can I write this morning and the next Can the birds sing and grow their nest Can I find alignment in my spine Can the sun every morning rise and shine Can I ignore the noise all around Can the river be without its sound Can I go on when the flow seems lost…
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We are
We are Hungry for life Rainforest, teeming Beautiful and ferocious We are Ignorant, with knowledge Awake at night Hoping to be wrong We are Nature, with rights Displaced from culture Colonised, with institution We are Destruction at scale The unacceptable acceptance Of a shifting baseline We are Learning to live with fire And saltwater in…
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Less
Less is more Warmer than you thought Harder than you expected Slower than you wanted Older than you believed Surprise after surprise Brighter than you felt Stronger than you looked Spicer than you let show Kinder when you let go Different altogether The same Tightening up A change in perspective One day restrictive The other…
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Zen and the art of saving the planet
At the end of 2024, I undertook the Zen and the art of saving the planet course by Plum Village, rooted in Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings. It served as a great companion as I navigated and transformed through challenging times. A couple of months later, conscious of my own memory limits and knowing that one of…
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moon rising
moon song Listen to the sounds All bring something different Some you resonate with more Some make you smile Some tense your body up Some make you feel you’re flying Some remind you of reality Some burn fuel trying to get somewhere Some sing the songs of life Some sound an alarm Some harmonise together…
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Water
River whisper Leave me alone Love me Connect with me Care with me Listen to my whispers Listen to my anger Or I will flood Listen to my anger Or I will dry out And you will too Don’t you see it? That we’re not that different? You also want to be cared for and…