26 November 2021

A to Z poetry challenge 2021 - R

 


no one else gets to be me
this is my unique space
I can lean into that
to rest in it
to let go the trying
and just be me
breathing
and sitting here 
and smiling at you
15/10/21

22 November 2021

A to Z poetry challenge - Q



quiet is
lying in my garden
sleeping in the shade
of a drowsy tree
seeing the clouds
putter across the sky
on their morning’s commute
birds tiptoeing 
through branches
and whirring off
watching the grass
grow greener
and longer
smiling back 
at all the daisies 
smiling at me
11/10/21

18 November 2021

A to Z poetry challenge 2021 - P

 



wandering through this world
there is a tendency in me
to shy away from people
for whatever reason
insecurity, introversion
overload
and reinforced by pandemic
I avoid those disease carriers (!)
but I have come to see
that I am a people
and we are pretty wonderful
in our ability to touch
and smile
to breathe each other’s sorrow
without that
we are numb
and void of grace
6/10/21

11 November 2021

A to Z poetry challenge 2021 - O

 



this evening
I am sitting on my deck
watching the graceful
(from a distance)
cockatoos glide home
they play a hide and seek dance
looking for their perch 
while my husband
makes yet another feast
for the family
in our small but efficient
modern apartment kitchen
I am wondering 
if the birds are saying
as they find their nightly roost
what I said
six weeks after I met him
and every day since
for 34 years
“This is the one”
3/10/21


4 November 2021

A to Z poetry challenge 2021 - N

 


every morning
I slip out of bed
onto my balcony
before anyone else is up
pulling across my tablecloth-made roof
partially blocking the sun
decorating my view
with block printed patterns
I see a slice of the world
through the gap
a few kayaks on the lake
clouds whizzing past
on my deck I commune
with my latest plants
peas, tomatoes, and lettuce
while watching the fountain
sputter awake with the sun
cosy in my makeshift tent
feeling so snug under
my furry rug
amongst my books
and creations
grateful for a baby day
rising up
new
2/10/21