Good Soil

Let the seeds fall in good soilNot choked out, scorched or stolenRooted deep in ready heartsWhere fruit can be grownThirty, sixty, one hundred timesMay the harvest be plentyMultiplication taking placeTo reach and feed many SONYA COSSEY CREATIVE

Body

Body aliveActive, moving Body awareAches, bruises Body unsure Critique, judgement Body affirmed Caressed, admired Body thanked Working, usefulBody acknowledged Healthy, beautiful SONYA COSSEY CREATIVE

Imagine With Me

Imagine with me A powerful and poetic peopleThose who speak with boldnessWho share the fire from their bellies Imagine with me A passionate and fearless peopleThose who pursue their dreamsWho are relentless in their giving of self Imagine with meA strong and confident...

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...

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...