Brisbane’s Spring Arrival (Tanka)

Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
Seasons change – June Perkins Spring’s arrival speaks Mornings without woolley socks Crow songs refuse to stop Frangipani calls its leaves To dress its branches. Springs arrival dances Mornings without gloves on hands Goodbye grey day skies Blossoms beckoning avenues Becoming tree’s  confetti. Springs arrival scents Mornings perfumed with renewal…

Footpath Libraries

I just came across a project that is amazing – libraries for the homeless. This project was founded in 2003 Sarah Garnett and ‘grew out of sorrow, a simple observation, and the desire to make a difference,’ and inspired by her friend Benjamin Andrew.  The vision of this project is that ‘homeless people’ are  ‘contributingContinue reading “Footpath Libraries”

A Sense of Wonder

Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
For Rachel Carson Rachel says open your children to wonder about birds together learn each ones song and their many names as you  wander  their land maybe imagine flying to their tree top homes. Rachel says imprint in them the story of the sea the delicacy of balance even on…

Life’s Landscapes 2 #Neighbourhoods

Originally posted on Following the Crow Song:
Blackberry – June Perkins Aunty Glad is in the land of blackberries. They hide on the hills around her. My brothers gather them for her.  They like to forage and pretend we don’t live on a busy highway.  When they give her the blackberries, which they sell to…