Who Taught You Murmurations? Who taught the starlings to fly in their murmurations, Spinning, swirling, Ducking and diving As one? Is it simply their nature to move with each other, Tracking, following, Watching and mimicking Their neighbour? Or was it something more and a process of Learning, adapting, Progressing and mastering The flight plan? Surely … Continue reading Poetry #3 – Who Taught You Murmurations?
Permanent Permanence Permanent markers and permanent buildings. Permanent names for impermanent things. We tell ourselves that none of these will end but a permanent permanence the world must amend. A permanent is only as permanent as a day, so sure that it’s here until it goes away. The only real permanence is carried inside and … Continue reading Poetry #2 – Permanent Permanence
The Right to Write As a child, I would write. I wrote in day and night, Light and dark. Even in moments long since drained of inspiration, I would find the minutiae, Though I didn’t know them by name, And I would write. As a child, I was free. Only a pot of pencils on … Continue reading Poetry #1 – The Right to Write
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