Prose for Thought – Over the rooftops of San Francisco in Fall
Inspiration for this poem is from a week staying in San Francisco. A beautiful, sunshine week in early Fall, but the beauty marred by the number of people sleeping rough on the streets; and the answers...
View ArticleProse for Thought | Gliding in with the fall
Autumn in Santa Barbara is not like any autumn I’ve ever experienced. It feels like summer, minus the long, light evenings. But there is still a change in the air, however slight it may seem to this...
View ArticleSome sunsets feel too good to see alone | Prose for Thought
I took a walk, alone, on a Friday evening, after a week of being with my three children, every hour of every day. Alone, by the sea, I walked along the beach, past couples entwined and groups of...
View ArticleProse for Thought – Rain in the Black of Night
It’s been months since we’ve had consistent rain in Santa Barbara, Southern California. As much as I adore the sunshine, I do miss the ever-changing weather of our home in Wellington, New Zealand. Last...
View ArticleProse for Thought | Is Disneyland Your Happy Place?
I watched my children’s eyes, filled with wonder – But saw the the plastic cups and plates in bins. I marvelled at the sparkling lights and shows – But thought about the electricity. I laughed...
View ArticleA place with no real weather | Prose for Thought
Dare I say, ‘I’m getting used to this place’? Where the weather barely changes – apart from the length of light in a day. Where clouds are cause for exclamation – and rain is a rare, yet welcome,...
View ArticleProse for Thought & Writer’s Workshop | Something new I’m loving: I’m...
There’s running gear going through the wash every day, I’ll skip a latte for a smoothie or water. The wine in the fridge is staying put longer, When I sleep, it’s with complete mind-body exhaustion. I...
View ArticleProse for Thought |‘Bring it On’– a parody of ‘Let it Go’ from Frozen, for a...
The time moves forward on the hourglass tonight – Not a frown line to be seen. A kingdom of inspiration, and it looks like you’re the Queen. The date is here now, on the winding path of life – Cannot...
View ArticleSome days…
There are days when the sun shines, but no part of it shines in me, There are days when my heart aches, and my head fights to make it see – This feeling inside is nonsense, though it seems to control...
View ArticleInstagram love – a poem
There are days when it’s hard to leave the house not worth exchanging p-jays for a blouse. To motherhood I surrender, with love – yet the coop I escape from, like a dove. Adventures I yearn for,...
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