May the sun, the moon, the rain, the wind….
Some say this is Apache, but this is the Maori, and I want to pass it on because it is beautiful and it is what I wish for us all x
Ma te ra e kawe mai te ngoi ia ra, ia ra
Ma te marama e whakaora i a koe i … Read more
If you could be happier
If you could be happier with how you looked
you would spend less on products which didn’t do what they promised,
animals wouldn’t be tested on,
you wouldn’t poison your face like a rat,
the industry would collapse.
What might grow instead?
If you could be happier with moving slowly,
you wouldn’t need … Read more
Perspective
Sometimes we need a different perspective. 
Sometimes we just have to stand in a different place,
In a different light,
nearer,
or further,
zoomed in,
moved out,
towards
or away from the light,
to see things differently,
to understand something new,
to notice what … Read more
Two worlds
We are walking.
We both see a dead rabbit in the road.
I exclaim and want to move it,
you step in first.
You step in
and kick it to the kerb,
I hurt.
You pick it up by the tale,
fingers protected in a plastic bag,
and let the dogs sniff it… Read more
Rabbit poo
Last year during the first lock down in particular, it became 100% clear to me that I needed to change, and was changing how I lived in order to do my very small part to support nature with the major changes it and we are facing.
It is easy to feel overwhelmed in the face … Read more
This is what
This is what death looks like:
small,
silent,
still.
Nothing remarkable.
No great fanfare of mourners,
no pagentry,
just a leaf of brown fur curled up in the soil.
This is what murder looks like:
charming,
engaging,
entertaining,
loveable,
fun.
Ignore the sharp eyed claws
and jaws,
the precise pounce,
the silent stealth
of unsuspected … Read more