Category Archives: poetry
Winter Solstice
The land was alive today. Or maybe it was me. Aligned as earth’s energy sang its December song. A walk around the apple orchards. Bare winter trees offering their branches skywards. An ancient landscape with vast oaks silhouetted against bright … Continue reading
November
Cul de Sac Stuck in a holding pattern Like a plane over Gatwick Waiting to land Waiting to take off Listening to music as I paint I notice all the music is sad Little Green Telegraph Road Never … Continue reading
Rhapsody part 7
‘If you are in the garden, I will dress myself in leaves. If you are in the sea I will slide into that smooth blue nest, I will talk fish, I will adore salt. But if you are sad, I … Continue reading
The Melancholy of Grey
The melancholy of grey When there are no slanted beams Of light Where the walk along the country lane Is simply for the action of left and right When you look for beauty And it exists for you momentarily In … Continue reading
The Green Night
The green night was silent As they slipped from the red house Too confining to contain them Warm moonlit air embraced shadowy bodies Now kissed by the cool grass, Still wet from midsummer rain I’m lost, she said … Continue reading
Late Summer
The earth stopped me in my tracks today As I set out for a walk Sometimes I can just feel it As I step out of the door A different and altered state I know it’s coming as I … Continue reading
Explorations of the Wild Feminine, an Art Retreat.
Explorations of the Wild Feminine, an Art Retreat. 10th – 17th August 2019 With artist Terre Cerridwyn Busse and Alice Mason. “We have forgotten that we were born of celestial cataclysm.” “We have forgotten how to dance bare-footed on the earth … Continue reading
Explorations of the Wild Feminine, an Art Retreat.
10th August 2019 – 17th August 2019 With Terre Cerridwyn Busse “We have forgotten that we were born of celestial cataclysm.” “We have forgotten how to dance bare-footed on the earth to the cadence of our souls. we have forgotten … Continue reading
Poetry Workshops
In the boarding school where I work, I held a poetry workshop with my Chinese teenage students. To set the tone for their writing, I started by playing them Tarkovsky film clips, playing Bach’s Prelude no 8, talking about stream … Continue reading
