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Bush Dawning: A Bush Poem

Tried my hand at Bush Poetry for the Words In Winter Trentham festival.  The prompt was Origins. I was familiar with Banjo Patterson but not many other bush poets.  It’s safe to say my pentameter was not perfect but I learnt a lot today from listening to the other writers.  There were some engaging historicalContinueContinue reading “Bush Dawning: A Bush Poem”

Happiness is…

Happiness is. . . Uninterrupted sleep Music that you can’t stop yourself singing along to Seeing your child dance for the first time Laughing with someone who can’t stop laughing while they’re telling a story but they can’t actually get the story out because they’re laughing so much Getting that last biscuit Someone to snuggleContinueContinue reading “Happiness is…”

A Teacher Changed My Life

The SBS Program Insight this week looked at how teachers had changed the course of people’s lives and many spoke of a particular moment when a specific comment from a teacher initiated this.  The panellists on the program all had in common that they were disengaged with school and that certain teachers turned this around for them.  It wasContinueContinue reading “A Teacher Changed My Life”

Ode To My Husband

 Ode To My HusbandI am for vegiesYou are for meatYou are for doonasI am for sheetsYou are for coffeeI am for teaI am for mountainsYou are for seaYou are for cookingI am for bakingYou are for fixingI am for breakingYou are for sportI am for walkingYou are for quietI am for talkingYou are for numbersIContinueContinue reading “Ode To My Husband”

Loving Life

I am always amazed by those people who are constantly upbeat.  You know the ones.  They’re energetic, constantly smiling, looking for the good in everything and they seem to cope better with difficulties than the rest of us.  I know we can train ourselves to think positively but in general I believe those typically smileyContinueContinue reading “Loving Life”