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…

From the Archives

The last month I’ve been working on creating folio samples for applications and checking my archives for works that have potential, but perhaps just need more editing or a process of reinvention. The above picture is of a poem from a Writing Group Anthology from 10 years ago! Under One Sky with the Licuala Writers.Continue reading “From the Archives”

Cut Off; No Way Out

Originally posted on Following the Crow Song:
Flooded in – four directions. No way out! Unless you have a canoe, paddle and waiting relatives lined up. As seasoned North Queenslanders we’ve been watching the weather forecasts very carefully. We take flooding at this time of year for granted. This morning we drove our which-roads-are-blocked-pilgrimage and were lucky to…

Transcribing Notebooks

Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
My Notebook … Behind the scenes. Behind the absentee blogger. I’m filling my notebooks and then typing them up. I’m listening to the rain on our tin roof and watching a pigeon sheltering on the back porch top stair. It’s there all day. Today it is pouring. Today there are…