Originally posted on Melissa Shaw-Smith:
My youngest son just turned seven. Watching him play with his birthday Lego, it dawned on me that he has reached my memory lifetime, that is, the age from which I have distinct memories. It was also the age I vividly remember writing my first story. It was about a…
Dragonflies
After Larry Butterflies were everywhere Tully hospital and Home gardens were their home. After Yasi So many trees gone in Tully and everywhere Uprooted, turned inside out With their skeleton roots starkly exposed But, Flights of dragonflies everywhere Clustering and descending To adorn rocks by Swimming pools in need of a clean Skimming onContinue reading “Dragonflies”
Journey to the Days of Plenty
My earliest writing experiences were about nature and food. These were soon followed by intense emotions. My first chosen forms were short poems and a set form for school – journals. Writing of food came from not always having enough food. I wrote of food to experience it. I wrote to alleviate hunger. Writing madeContinue reading “Journey to the Days of Plenty”
Writing about what compels me to write?
This morning I began to write something about what compels me to write – it turned into something of an essay I was going to put it on my blog- now I am thinking it might suit a journal somewhere so giving it some thought . The essay became a study of writing from theContinue reading “Writing about what compels me to write?”
Georgiana
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Another drawing that required fixative. The facial tattoo I drew to obscure a smudge caused by my eraser -_-
June Paisa Perkins 