We are well
We are well
recovering
he heals
life carries on
Gratitude for friends
health
work that flexes
home that snuggles
food which nurtures
bodies that work
a school that cares
a cat who has accompanied and played
medics to mend
the women in the plaster room who worked together to secure the wound
I … Read more
Breaking point 3
climate
politics
economics
earth splitting
countries fighting
legs snapping
lives shattering
breaking
sundering
scattering
We two rest and heal
do not very much
let nature do her thing to knit and mend
to let sleep balm and soothe.
Oh that I could wish the same for all those souls.
But for all … Read more
Breaking point 1
My absence from this space has been from breaking:
A broken car
Broken washing machine
Broken window locks
A breaking boiler.
A broken tibia.
Grind, spin, creak, snap.
And the world slows to a stuttering, shuddering stop.
Everything shrinks into pain relief, comfort, safety, the support of friends who shop and drive, care and check … Read more