Selection of prose and poetry
Prepare to meander along the rivers of paradox
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Lichens spirit
A tale of lichens “In a world of scarcity, interconnection and mutual aid become critical for survival. So say the lichens.” Ever since I read these words in Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass, I could sense a tale of lichens wanting to emerge and share its natural wisdom with those who might receive it. Either
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Miracle
The miracle that life is Something sitting on the edge of the appreciation of life and grief of its loss A very fine line that only a funambulist could master the balance of Without falling on either side, of hope or gloom The balancing act might be the work that keeps us alive The dance
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Rivering
Following the edge of your river Following the edge of your river takes you to your knowing the edge becomes blurrier the edge becomes the river no edge you are the river following your inner river You find the edge of your understanding yet your knowing has no edge the edge only exists in your
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Move like water
Water chemistry At times, the scientist and artist parts of me collide into a strange poetic chemistry. When that happens, an unorthodox metaphor tends to pop into my head which the inner-critic mostly disregards. But, if the metaphor knocks on my mind-door again, and if I am in a state to open the door, I
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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