My neighbourhood is full of birds, cockatoos, ibis, magpies and pigeons. The magpie song, will be one I can never forget It has people who care about others in the street. Who might even lay down their lives for each other. The listener on the doorstep, who feeds all the birds, and takes our binsContinue reading “Neighbourhood”
Mother’s Day and the Mountain
Originally posted on Following the Crow Song:
For mother’s day we made a late afternoon trip up Mount Cootha to see the sunset. It was my first mother’s day without my eldest son at home. One day they will all be winging their way into their lives and so these times are even more precious,…
Back to University
So there may not be too much going on my blog, but behind the scenes is another story. I recently made the monumental decision to return to university to study a masters of teaching! My goal is to become a high school teacher of humanities and literature, and or work in curriculum design and educationContinue reading “Back to University”
Hand of Many Colours
The girl on the sandshifts it to where she is now.She thinks, ‘it’s so many colourseven though it’s said to be yellow.’ She shifts the sunlightwith a subtle tilt of her headher laughter echoing asshe’s saying, ‘this will be what I remember. No baggage for meI’m no outsider to this placeI’m a proud member ofContinue reading “Hand of Many Colours”
Divine Spring
Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
Tablelands, Queensland June Perkins © “The season of the divine spring will come; the clouds of mercy will rain; the sun of reality will shine; the life-giving breeze will blow; the world of humanity will wear a new garment; the surface of the earth will be a sublime paradise.”-‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Some…
June Paisa Perkins 