Poem Number Eight Colour blindness Why should we Search for colour? When it just happens? A creation, that is something uniquely beautiful All around us. It was never meant to be Thrust in front of us As a ya rd st ic k measure Continue reading “Colour blindness”
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Heart Food
Poem Number Seven Dedicated to those who have lost their special someone With love to David’s family Heart Food Time,to nourish the bodyQuench an inner thirstCherish,building blocks of loveHeartfoodfor our souls Turn, towards the livingRemembering looksof reflectionSmiling,winsome glanceslove a spirittowards it’s heaven Laugh,the momentsonwardsEase,a memory outward Soon enoughwe all,will bejust, a passing memory.Time to liveourContinue reading “Heart Food”
Spring Clean
Poem Number Six I wrote this poem in the Spring merging into the Summer of 2020 when even though it was Spring the weight of the pandemic was becoming apparent. From the beginning my Mama warned “it’s in the air” and I did not credit this insight Thinking she was overreacting ! The obsession withContinue reading “Spring Clean”
Birds
The scene that I saw in the skies reminded me to smile ! I wrote this poem when just musing over Covid-19. I just described what I saw and it cheered me so…… It seemed to remind me of togetherness family and community and the need not to despair. Poem Number Five Birds It wasContinue reading “Birds”
A Cheeky Conversation
Poem Number Four A Cheeky Conversation Such a sweet little bird hovered at my window so close that I could see the slant of darkly lit bright eyes as she peered through the glass Cocking and turning her dainty little head on a pivot as if asking me a question I was hooked So IContinue reading “A Cheeky Conversation”
Soul Food
Isn’t it amazing, the way that the waft of an aroma transports the mind to another time and place? Whenever I catch a whiff of baking spices , add a little rum, and a low humming song and I am back in my small bedroom listening to the clatter of pots and pans , experiencingContinue reading “Soul Food”
Let’s Eat
FINE DINING by Erica Donaldson-Ellison You: left me All alone When the family Went out, To celebrate- To enjoy,fine dining at The Michelin Star restaurant. And I waited… Patiently, For my own choice selection. I guarded our home Where I Snuggled down on the newly covered (white) couch My favourite seat With my bloody freshContinue reading “Let’s Eat”
There is only One
Poem Number Two Just one in the cropBut what a specimen!This one isUniqueFull of flavourHas a kick and a colourThat cannot be repeatedCannot be improved Sure, it is‘Different’And one on its own butThis difference promises asingular pleasureAs italone grew from a general cluster of flowers Singular does not always mean lessIt does not always mean Continue reading “There is only One”
Introduction
WelcomeLet me introduce myself:The best way that I know how to express myself is in poetryI wrote the following called “Character” in 2016. It is as true today as it was then(with a few slight alterations…..but more about that later) For nowHere goes….. with Poem Number One “Character“ I am MamaMy lover’s partnerSister and Sister-in-lawDaughterContinue reading “Introduction”
FEAR
Poem number eight I wrote this poem some thirty years ago. It was published in a poetry magazine called DIAL It has been republished in a wholeyogaayurveda newsletter a couple of months ago (see my instagram account-pink flowers image- for details) This short poem was written about how we cope with this emotion It occurredContinue reading “FEAR”
Searching for an Oasis 