Is that blue behind the sheets of white cloud?
Tete-a-tetes jiggle yellow
Excited by the hint of sun
Acolytes of Spring
Bring it on
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n.b. Tete-a-tete in this context refers to a miniature daffodil.
CLP 24/02/2020
Category: Happiness
On la mode de nos jours
Narcissistic days
Isolation rooms for hearts
Where did the “Love” go?
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n.b. Open your heart to Love; look out, not in. If you love someone and they love you, there will be room for you both to blossom.
Love is not a steel trap closing, but a gradual opening of windows where air and light pours in.
CLP 14/02/2020
On the Weekend (II)
As an optimist
I see happiness abounds
My aching heart smiles
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CLP 08/02/2020
Plot Lines
Her and Him
Him and Her
Developed
A story that drew them
Across the sea
Through mountain passes
By the lake
Through the vines
Along the beach
Coast to coast
In sunsets, at sunrises
On trains. ferries, planes
Bikes, cars, on foot
To cafés, restaurants, hotels
Bookshops and op shops
To farms and gardens
Caravans, tipi, yurt
As shepherds, cowhands, gardeners
Vintners, juicers
Painters, carpenters
Chicken farmers
They worked
Then Earth tilted toward Winter
Its axis wobbled
Threw them out
Unravelled the thread
Her and Him
Him and Her
Started writing
Different stories
Without firm conclusions
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CLP 15/01/2020
On Land
Strong dirty fingers
Firmly press the ripened bulb
Deep in damp dark soil
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n.b. Our essential connection to nature begins with getting our hands dirty as children when we play outside digging. As we do so we build our natural immunities through our exposure to the earth.
Immense pleasure can be derived from using our hands and fingers to push into the soil, open the earth and planting next summer’s crop.
I recently planted one hundred garlic cloves. Each bulb containing a piece of nature’s magic that will more than fully repay the invested effort. As I placed the cloves into the soil I imagined their subterranean uncurling and the fresh green shoots pushing up into the air and sunlight. I wonder how many will make it to the kitchen this year?
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CLP 02/01/2020
