Charcoal to parchment the designer creates Stone upon stone the labourers bring Chisel to stone, the sculptor shapes Cathedral rises, to honour the King Atoms and poison, the scientists’ domain Working and slaving until the job’s done To end a war is their laudable aim Mushroom blossoms to blot out the sun Mallets and picks,…
Dryad
Arms of leaf and twig open To embrace the sky Embrace the universe Embrace the One who orders all things Eating and drinking sun and soil, Water and all goodness Imbibing Spirit and returning God’s grace and love to heaven Life in, life out All in balance, together we Whirl through the Earth’s…
Late bloomers
A late bloomer is a person whose talents or capabilities are not visible to others until later than usual. The term is used metaphorically to describe a child or adolescent who develops slower than others in their age group, but eventually catches up and in some cases overtakes their peers, or an adult whose talent…
Wheel turns
The higher you soar, the harder you fall And this height was lofty indeed Icarus, you flew too near the sun Now wingless, you are earthbound Face in the dirt, as low as you can go Maybe you should stay there Burrow in, disappear Prostrate yourself, eat dust and die Ground receive you, earth devour…
Review “Split”
Two words – James McAvoy. Words cannot describe this amazing performance. This is a truly scary thriller, and a fantastic comeback for the director M Night Shyamalan, who has helmed some rather lack-lustre films in recent years. Young girls being held prisoner by a deranged mad man does not seem like a particularly original idea.…
The Blame game
The woman gave me, I did eat She did, she did, he cries! The woman did it, punish her She tricked me with her lies. And through the ages, on and on The same old male refrain The woman did it, it was her And I am not to blame Satan slithers back…
Someone I met at the park
While not unheard of, it’s not all that common to run across pelicans at our local Botanic Gardens, so I was quite surprised to see this guy sunning himself on the lawn. I got as close as I dared and started to take pictures, expecting to get one or two before he got spooked.…
Ocean cold, sunless deep
Moon rise on a mystic shore Waves lapping softly at the shadowed sand Splashing in the shallows Laughter floats across the star-strewn bay They rise from the deep hoist themselves onto glistening rock or glittering beach Ungainly and awkward out of the water Golden girls combing waist deep tresses Bronze boys talking and laughing Scintillating…
Review “Good Omens” by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.
The end of the world is nigh. The antichrist is born, and promptly mislaid. An angel and a demon, who have gone native, decide they really don’t want the world to be destroyed as they quite like it. This is a very funny read. It takes a poke at religion, concepts of heaven and hell,…
Tantalus
If only I could hold it That intangible something Always just beyond reach Like voices in another room With the door slightly ajar They speak, but I can’t hear what they say One day I might push open that door And rush in to kneel before the speakers I will humbly say ‘teach me what…
Eclectic Assemblage 