I refuse to see myselfthrough your eyesto let your lensbecome my disguise. I won’t give into its stereotype.I won’t become your lie.My wish for freedomwill not die. You strip me backto my bonesclassify meby skin tones.I am more than my skin;If you look deeperyou could be kin. I cut you adriftdeflect the hurtyou sought toContinue reading “Beyond Prejudice”
The Year of Living Duckishly
Originally posted on Thoughts Become Words:
Did you know that? In the spirit of The Duck Pond, here’s a heads up from author Jen Storer of Girl & Duck. Exciting times! Jen’s SCRIBBLES CREATIVE GROUP (writing and illustration) is having a FLASH SALE on 30th September 2018. Join now! Yay! That’s 30% off their signature…
I Choose Love
I choose love, not hate;I hear Martin Luther King knocking at the door. I choose poetry, deny so called fateI hear so many poets as they roar. Maya Angelou says, ‘be the rainbowin someone else’s cloud.’ I am a rainbow and I forgive, but still callfor injustice to be ploughed. Mahatma Ghandi shows people howContinue reading “I Choose Love”
Writing Sisters of the North Visiting Words and Pictures
Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
Carol Libke and June Perkins at the Queensland Art Gallery, September 2018. It was a delight to catch up with my writing sister (by the bonds of writing and living in the Far North Queensland related), Carol Libke, from Far North Queensland, and to take her on a tour of…
Losing Parents
Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
? Sometimes when I can’t find the words for someones loss I send leaves, flowers and hearts a poetry of stickers for them to interpret how they wish If I know them well I might share a special memory of the person lost and how that will always be like…
June Paisa Perkins 