Korerorero ki te Hoa

A conversation with a friend Brings us back to being centred Expressing the journeySharing the heartTo just talk with someone That you trustTo say the things you before keptNow opening up to the depthsChoosing not to hideThe goings-on that are insideYou may find...

5 Every-day Ways to Awaken Your Inner Poet

“William Stafford was once asked in an interview, “When did you decide to be a poet?” He responded that the question was put wrongly: everyone is born a poet—a person discovering the way words sound and work, caring and delighting in words. I just kept on doing,...

I am a Writer, a Poet

I want to pen perfect poems Each line falling into place with ease But it seems That although I am a writer A poet The writing and poetry Are sometimes still hard work I still draw blanks Hit a wall Have no words to say at...

Summer Rain

Summer rain fallsInterrupting our plansGiving a much-needed drinkTo dry and thirsty land We tend to find interruption frustrating But really it’s just life happeningThe world giving her offeringsUs choosing if we take themWill we see opportunity or...

Worth Saying/Saving

A blinking cursor stares back at me As I wonder if I have anything worth saying Something of meaning I’m thinking And think only of Jesus Lover of my soul The one in who all things are held Together This I know I am not without a SaviourWhich gives me something to...