Purple orchid song Centres sorrows in the heart Moment of relief Extract from Purple Orchid Song My daughter has been sad. Sad to see the trees gone from many a park. Sad to see the stumps and dust where they once were. She has been feeling a tightness in her heart and stomach. Now sheContinue reading “A quest, an orchid, flower arranging”
Sunbird’s Wings
For Junko Time blossoms music Junko performs for children Traditions she learns Frog origami Whispering to Northerners Understand my loss Waves of glistening tears Scaling walls -with grieving heart Hope for sunbird’s wings By June Perkins (c) all rights reserved image and words June Perkins
Rediscovering haiku and looking for healing..
From a series, Japan in Australia, (c) June Perkins Tonight my son was looking for a poetic form for homework. The poem had to include many of his spelling words. He was able to finally write some when we talked about Haiku. Rhyming and other kinds of poem were just not working. He likedContinue reading “Rediscovering haiku and looking for healing..”
GUINEA PIG, CHOOK HOUSES & DRAGON FLIES
The Guinea Pig Mansion ‘Calico likes to eat his way out of everything,’ my daughter is giggling her story out to a fellow guinea pig lover. The girls haven’t seen each other for a few months. We haven’t been venturing too far since the cyclone and not necessarily visiting too many people. However it’s aboutContinue reading “GUINEA PIG, CHOOK HOUSES & DRAGON FLIES”
A Prince, Cassowary Gift and Handshakes of optimism
A sea of umbrellas Beating down sun. Umbrellas of all colours and sizes. People of Tully gathering, Young and old, families, babies, all backgrounds, a throng of people waiting for the Prince to arrive. They find their spots, on the boundary, in the stands, and some like me wandering to find the best camera vantageContinue reading “A Prince, Cassowary Gift and Handshakes of optimism”
June Paisa Perkins 