Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
Monster Truck Boys, Monster Truck Boys they love to drive their Monster trucks. Mermaid Girls, Mermaid Girls swimming with the dolphins go the Mermaid Girls. Mermaid Girls and Monster Truck Boys Now they go to school Could there be a duel? Mermaid Girls watch the Monster Truck Boys. Monster…
Scribble Leaves
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Scribble Leaves – June Perkins What does the writing on the leaves mean? Who put it there? Insect, human or Great Spirit? Hugging Heritage – June Perkins Wrap your arms around green life. Wrap your arms around the source of your breath. Wrap yourself into the story of the carving.…
Lullabies and cradle songs
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Writing a Lullaby I am thinking about cradle songs and their origins. I am thinking of their patterns and intent. I am planning a poem about a refugee mother singing a lullaby. That lullaby is full of love and hope. That lullaby comforts them both. I am imagining where she…
Henna for Well Being
I have noticed Henna (also known as mehndi) a reddish brown dye made from leaves and used to colour the hair and decorate the body, on the hands of women in art depicting Hinduism and on women from India and always wondered how it was done. Henna is traditionally used for special occasions like weddingsContinue reading “Henna for Well Being”
The Poet at Play 3 – Working with Metaphors
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Image by June Perkins This week I have been playing with metaphors. Metaphors give us a memorable comparison to understand something which seems inexpressible at a deep level. Some metaphors have been so used that there have become clichés; so as I write I have to approach them with care…
June Paisa Perkins 