Chartreuse Glow

A chartreuse glow in a disused store,
crystalline shards of torchlight
caught on dust motes make
cubist ghosts; silent witnesses
filter the remnants of a scene.

He was tied to a chair,
two men blew smoke rings
as a flyspecked light bulb
swayed to the rumba strains
of a thirsty wind, he hoped
he’d have the courage to evade
the questions, the inevitable
probing of his marrow,
palpating a point of penetration,
offering salvation through betrayal …
A Mesphisto bargain, tell us all,
and we shall set you free,

tell us all, knowledge shall be yours,
tell us all, we shan’t harm you…

whispers in his ears

and then the blindfold
and a single shot.

He slumped, thudding
to the concrete floor,
the chartreuse glow
gleamed redly
spreading in a slick.

 

Time Zones

A time zone and an arc away
children climb on garbage .

The sunset casts its amber spray
children haul plastic bags.

Ladders from torchlights show the way
children trudge so hungry.

Recycling plant wraps up each day
children shed their burdens.

Dreaming of the Stars

Clouds creep across
night sky, the year wanes,
night creatures rustle
in the coal black shadows,
the sea etched with molten
silver murmurs sonnets
to the stars above,
seagulls huddle on wet sand,
sleeping, sleighs and Santas
made of lights cycle
through the spectrum
on the esplanade as all
prepare for New Year’s Eve;
a full bellied rat scuttles off
down a grate in the gutter,
possums cross the wires;
the lovers and the lonely
walk the streets
dreaming of the stars.

Kyra

Kyrie Elesion,
Kyra, my sister,
twenty-nine years ago,
just before Christmas, in 1983
I last saw your face,
hugged you close,
I had a new life
snuggled within my womb
and a beautiful son
at my side;
you’d set us all adrift
wondering how a mother
could leave her two bairns
for a grifter;
I cared for your children as best
I could… praying for your
awakening…
for you to come back.

I am your elder now,
the eleven years reversed
several solstices ago,
each year I am haunted,
I was in the shower,
Boxing Day, your children
had survived Christmas Day,
I invoked the light,
we all gathered them close
pouring light into the gap of you,
then an unexpected knock,
it’s always the unexpected knock
I fear the most, and then your
ex-husband spoke, “Kyra is dead”,
dark words misted
a sunlight morn, you’d taken
an overdose of your lover’s
heart medication, then a long trip
to my in-laws to leave my sweet son
for a while and with hearts beyond heavy
we told my mother her first born
daughter was gone forever…

Kyrie Elesion, Kyra
my sister, may you find peace…

The Next Big Thing ~ Week 19

The Next Big Thing is a concept brought to life by SheWrites that allows authors the opportunity to discuss their next book, whether it’s being published or not. When the wonderful writer, Natasha Head presented the idea, it seemed like serendipity as this gives me a way to introduce a project of mine that will be released soon. Below you will find the set questions I have answered in the style of an interview, which will hopefully make interesting reading.

Many thanks and gratitude to Natasha for tagging me in her post. You can read her interview here

http://www.tashtoo.com/2012/10/the-next-big-thing-week-17.html?spref=fb

What is the title of your book?

Spinning

What genre does it fall under?

Poetry ) (what else)

Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie?

Maggie Smith, Orlando Bloom, Judy Dench, Kiera Knightley, Susan Hampshire, Hugh Grant

What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?

If you could walk wherever you wanted, where would that be?

Will your book be self-pub or represented by an agency?

The book will be published by Aquillrelle.

How long did it take you to write the first draft?

The first draft has been written over eighteen months.

What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?

It’s poetry – I would like to leave that to the reader to decide

Who or what inspired you to write this book?

I write poetry to look at life more closely – I have a penchant for lifting stones and seeing what lies beneath.

Thank you for reading this, and I hope it has made you a just little bit curious about my anthology.

And in honor of supporting The Next Big Thing and my fellow authors, here’s three awesome writers that have projects they would like to share with you too… do visit as they speak of their Next Big Thing!

Peter Wilkin

Chris Galvin

Louise Hastings

Autumn Simply…

NWCU Autumn Kick-Off Event: Freelink 22.09.12-23.09.12

http://newworldcreativeunion.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/nwcu-autumn-kick-off-event-freelink.html

There is a subtle shift in the light and the smell in the air. The nights lengthen. Spectacular sunsets paint the sky. Clouds begin to gather. The Equinox is so perfectly balanced with its promises of beginnings. For me autumn is a time of contemplation – a time to live in the imaginary and to dwell a while in my enchanted garden with all its melancholy blooms. I seek out fat paperbacks to curl up with, in the golden evening light. I remember how I used to gather hazelnuts and filberts from our hedge in another life. I sit and look at family albums, people who are gone now – passed away…

The sunset bounces off a portrait of my grandmother’s grandmother – she was beautiful, young and innocent – at sixteen she was married off. I look out of my window and take a photo of the light.

I think about an enchanted garden where all sentient creatures are happy. Nothing passes in the garden. It simply is…

A tribal collaboration ~ GRPG #2

A tribal collaboration ~ GRPG #2.

Inspiring Blog Award

Phew – three awards in a row! I am overwhelmed. Many blessing to Abigail aka @The_linnet for this award. I urge you to visit her wonderful blog – http://phoenixofthelinnet.wordpress.com/

The rules for this award:

1. Thank the person who gave you the award
2. Tell 7 things about you that will not come up in your blog entries.
3. Pass it on to 7 blogs you find inspiring and explain why.

So seven things about me

1. I adore poetry
2. I am addicted to yoga
3. I wish I could play a violin
4. I listen to classical music to relax
5. I am a night owl
6. My family is scattered around the world – Germany, Belgium, USA, Canada, Russia
7. I have met many wonderful friends on Twitter

And now to choose 7 blogs because they inspire me – once again I am struggling to choose between so many fabulous blogs:

http://dversepoets.com/ @dversepoets

http://ladynyo.wordpress.com/ Lady Nyo

http://mamaneedsshoes.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/aurelia.html Mama Zen

http://www.tashtoo.com/ The Tashtoo Palour

http://tom-eliot.blogspot.com.au/ Zero Summer

http://versiscape-lifesentences.blogspot.com.au/ Verse Escape

https://evavonpelt.wordpress.com/ Eva Von Pelt

One Lovely Blog Award

I am honoured to receive this blog award from my dear friend Louise Hastings. If you haven’t visited her blog you really should. Her poetry is superb.

The rules of acceptance for this award nomination are as follows:

• Thank the person/people who nominated you and link back to them in your post
• Share 7 things about yourself
• Nominate 15 or so bloggers you admire
• Contact your chosen bloggers to let them know

Now seven things about me:

1. I speak to cats and dogs
2. I love reading anything but especially crime fiction, fantasy and magical realism
3. I adore travelling and getting lost in unfamiliar cities
4. I am obsessed with Zen but I’m working through this
5. My greatest fear is that kindness will disappear from the world
6. If I don’t write poetry or take photographs I get depressed
7. I have trouble making decisions

And now I must decide among all the wonderful blogs out there which 15 to nominate, so here goes. This mix is somewhat eccletic – something for everyone – do visit and enjoy the blogs of these interesting folk.

@Amielieja http://ameliascrapbook.livejournal.com/ and http://mieliefishareinthehouse.blogspot.com.au/

@Mariam_Kobras http://mariamkobras.blogspot.de/

@grasscraig http://thegrassisgreenerontheudderside.blogspot.com.au/

@bmiller007  http://www.waystationone.com/

@gennipher http://gennepher.blogspot.com.au/

@cat_cat_  http://www.somehowconstant.com/

@TinaNguyen http://tina.mnnguyen.com/

@modernistdream http://mediamongrel.wordpress.com/

@beezlaine http://www.beezknez.com/

@coyotesings http://coyotesings.weebly.com/

@tigerwindwalker http://tigerwindwalker.com/tigerwindwalker.com/Poetry.html

@mssuzcatsilver http://suzcatsilverdesigns.wordpress.com/

@wyrde http://www.positivelywyrde.com/

@remittancegirl http://remittancegirl.com (Adults Only)

@gidgetwidget http://gidgetwidgets.com/

Sunshine Award out of the blue

I was nominated for a Sunshine Award at the start of May. It really touched me and literally brought sunshine to my life when I was going through a very busy and stressful time. I would like to express my  heartfelt thanks to Jyothi for nominating me for this award. Please visit her blog for songs, book reviews and more. Here is the gorgeous award

And as per the rules for the award..

1. Need to include the award’s logo in a post or on the blog

2. Answer 10 questions about yourself

3. Nominate 10-12 other awesome bloggers

4.  Link your nominees to this post and comment on their blogs, letting them know they have been nominated 

5. Link the person who nominated you.

10 questions about myself ..

1. what is my zodiac sign? I am an Aries

2. what is my favorite food? My current favourite food is Korean

3. My favorite book ? My current favourite book is 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

4. What is my favorite color? Yellow

5. What is my favorite movie? Casablanca

6. Which place would I love to go for vacation? Spain

7. Which is my favorite inspirational read? Rumi

8. Why do I blog? To share my poetry

9. What do I love doing best? Drifting in new cities, making art and writing poetry, conversations with friends

10. One thing which I would like to improve in myself: Impatience

The next step is to nominate 10-12 awesome bloggers. 

And my nominees for this award are:

http://peterwilkin1.blogspot.co.uk/ @peterwilkin1

http://1emeraldcity.wordpress.com/ @fumanchucat

http://louisehastings.net/home/ @louisehastings

http://athingforwordsjahesch.wordpress.com/ @JAHesch

http://repressedsoul.wordpress.com/ @Awdures

http://themindssky.wordpress.com/ @denfemte

http://poetjanstie.wordpress.com/ @poetjanstie

http://phoenixofthelinnet.wordpress.com/ @The_Linnet

http://chrisgalvinwriter.wordpress.com/  @ChrisGNguyen

http://poemblaze.wordpress.com/ @poemblaze

ttp://semaphore1.blogspot.com.au/ @semaphore

http://juca2.wordpress.com/ @expatinCAT

There are heaps more I wanted to include