Lullaby

What do we hope to plan and pray for our children and our children’s children? In general, we are obligated to protect nature so that they do have a future on sustainable earth; but above recycling and physical properties of protecting their environment how would we like our offspring to live? Current crises of theContinue reading “Lullaby”

All My Hopes…..

How are parents, family and friends? coping with ferrying their little ones to schools? I shall be serialising a description of how that particular important task absorbed me once upon a time. It begins as follows: Part One I have joined the ranks of a well-known brigade As yet I retain the status of aContinue reading “All My Hopes…..”

Life

Hi All I think that of all the topics and pieces that I have tried to write about,then the piece chosen by Mike Maher published by Publishing Well at Medium.com was the most exacting and difficult and the one that I am most proud of. Do find the link to this piece – above. MyContinue reading “Life”

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”

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”