“I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things.” ~ Vincent van Gogh
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Thursday, August 17, 2017

ANNOUNCEMENT: New e-book



Oh, I am madly excited!!! My poetry collection, SECRET LEOPARD: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS 1974-2005, has just been reissued as an ebook, via my favourite publisher Content X Design. (Thank you, Delaina and Kristin!) 

 You can get it for only $2.99 USD in whatever format suits you (mobi for Kindle, epub for other e-readers or pdf for your computer). 

 Lots of wonderful poems, if I do say so myself  and you won't find them on my blog! 

(There are still a VERY few paperback copies left which I am now selling for $10 USD — and to Aussies $10 AUD — plus postage. You'll have to message me if you want one of them.) 

Here is the link to the ebook.

Saturday, August 5, 2017

My cat sleeps

my cat sleeps well
on the couch beside me
I am safety

They cascade

















they cascade
warm orange bright gold
down the vase
spilling fresh fragrance 
my friend's nasturtiums



Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Mystery Unsolved

I step outside 
to the immediate strong smell of smoke
but none to see.

Clear blue skies in every direction
are interrupted 
by the tops of hills and mountains.

The quiet street
is undisturbed.
When I step back inside the smell is gone.

(I could get in my car and go hunting
but there's coffee here
and a book to read.)