Skip to Content

Listing posts categorised: poetry

Familiar place

Date posted:

Return to the land of milk and honey Open fires, kitchen table, full fridge Rolling hills, green winter pastures Dirt road leads to a dear friend Small town supermarkets boast monopolising paraphernalia Cold pews, stained glass windows Liturgy found on page six Seemingly inattentive father Allegiance lies with arduous toil... read more about Familiar place.

View similar posts categorised as: Poetry

After the trail

Date posted:

The pack is stacked Clothes laundered Snap lock bags stowed Photos shared, stories told Bruises fading, grazes healing I return to my notebook and pen e xchange rock hopping for full stopping. In these words in the motions of pen on paper fingers on keyboard just as out on the... read more about After the trail.

View similar posts categorised as: Poetry

place & hope

Date posted:

As the ocean laps solemnly onto the shore the tide of my hearts drifts away. I'll be here waiting, biding my time Hoping I'll meet you one day. As the sunshine brings shimmer to the morning dew the clouds open the sky to expanse. A new day is dawning as... read more about place & hope.

View similar posts categorised as: Poetry

Hinchinbrook

Date posted:

I broke the camera on the first day so photos of my trip may be hard to find so all I have to recall of my trek are memories, objects and images in my mind. The rope on the beach at sunset as day one drew to a close. Fear,... read more about Hinchinbrook.

View similar posts categorised as: Poetry

Regalia

Date posted:

My mind regales on the sentimental at times wandering to you. Traversing times and places I remember and the stuff we used to do. Like that time we were bug collecting confining colonies to a jar, next thing a rogue dog jumps the table Smash - freedom breaks, all over... read more about Regalia.

View similar posts categorised as: Poetry

pursuit

Date posted:

Some place their hope in the material in that which is seen but does not last. Fading, corrupting, breaking down able to be held but not steadfast. Others pursue the perfect body smooth skin, lean mass, low fat their body is their temple and their goal a stomach flat. Some... read more about pursuit.

View similar posts categorised as: Poetry

faith in focus

Date posted:

In a world of hatred, pain and despair there is a hope that I cling to. The Son of Man who walked this earth living and dying for me and you. In His time he made some outlandish claims 'I am the way, the truth, the life'. Put down your... read more about faith in focus.

View similar posts categorised as: Poetry

a quick bite

Date posted:

To me, MasterChef is meaningless Frankly I don't care whose kitchen rules. Food is for the nourishing. Cooking for the hungry - to feed. read more about a quick bite.

View similar posts categorised as: Poetry

best left

Date posted:

When you've been hitting up the gym exerting lung and limb reflect, regroup, remember some days its best just to rest. When your nerves are full of flutter and you're reaching for the butter reflect, regroup, remember some foods are best left untouched. When you think it may be fun... read more about best left.

View similar posts categorised as: Poetry

Tuesday Afternoon

Date posted:

Blue skies Streaming sun Welcoming weather Early Days Little Chills Lyrical love Rolled Oats Greek Yoghurt Satisfied stomach Distractions discarded Task focused Prescribed productivity read more about Tuesday Afternoon.

View similar posts categorised as: Poetry

4:35am

Date posted:

The flickering screens sit on my desk lay close at hand to interact lingers in my mind. Like a drug I seek the dopamine hit it lures me in keeps me coming back for more. Like an insect I am enticed by its blue light disrupting, distracting probably killing a... read more about 4:35am.

View similar posts categorised as: Poetry

Beacon

Date posted:

As each day dawns and falls grow me in Your grace. As I struggle, live, grow and move may You be my dwelling place. Shine Your light through my life a beacon for the world to see. Fill me with Your wondrous love, and Your Holy Spirit work in me. read more about Beacon.

Until

Date posted:

Round and round (I spin) on this obtuse carousel. Until like an emblazoned pine I fall, feelings to befell. On and on (It lingers) the mess of my surrounds. Until I clean or hence retreat to something more profound. Through and through (It pulses) my fickle beating heart. Until arteries... read more about Until.

View similar posts categorised as: Poetry

Overlocker

Date posted:

The class started just like any other mats laid flat shoes removed. Pilates proceeds deep breathing engaged trans-abdominals same annoying songs as previous 8 classes. Commence jovial giggles. Mischievous pelvises jellyfish legs my wonderful former housemate and me, resident class tight ass. Self-proclaimed overlocker in a room of hand sewing... read more about Overlocker.

View similar posts categorised as: Poetry

An ode to pancakes

Date posted:

The eggs and milk at the table were devising a cunning plan "we're going to make ourselves batter and then find ourselves a pan". So they got themselves acquainted with flour from some further field, and befriended some slick oil to be included in the yield. With all ingredients assembled... read more about An ode to pancakes.

View similar posts categorised as: Poetry