Lost

When all seems lost

And all that is left in you is dispair, fear not.

The new morning brings with it a new day

With hope, a chance to try again

To be again, anew.

If all else failed yesterday

Try something new today

With a new perspective

The story of the heart

The heart is created

For you to feel love

Sometimes it hurts so much and so frequent

That it feels like you're heart is torn to pieces

And just when you think 

You will never be able to stitch it back together

Someone repairs it for you

Restoring your faith that there is such a thing as hope, joy and love.

Without a heart, there is no heartbreak, jealousy, distrust, loss, confusion, dispair, desire, emptiness; flowing through the veins of fear.

Without heart there is also no happiness, romance, joy, trust, belonging, whole; flowing through the veins of love.

Sense of place

Sense of place

 

Red, blue, yellow and green

The carnival is in full flair.

Musical chimes lie thick in the air

With promise of fun and laughter.

 

Round and round the merry people go

Fists clenching fake guns, killing plastic ducks.

Melted ice cream and pink candy floss

Pop pop popcorn crunching, falling from overfilled mouths

 

Walking the dusty road back home

Leaving the loud noises behind

Where dead grass lay quiet and still

On the outstretched landscape

 

Trickle trickle, cold water dribble

Over smooth rocks, still.

Only the frogs dare to sing

While wet shoes reach the shore, marching on.

 

Lushes fruit trees with no need to share

Take in nature’s splendour

No tinkle of coins

Only blessings to count.

Sue is leaving

Your function can be delegated happily,but not the role you played for this family.

If anything needs a clear head, then ask Sue.
You always seem to know just what to do.

Thank you for making it safe as you leave.
You can be very proud of what you’ve achieved!

You will be missed, but you'll be in our hearts
May joy and happiness be on the cards!

Images - Assignment

A scoop of strawberry ice cream

·      Pick creamy drops running over the soggy cone sticky hand

·      licking pink drops of ice cream

·      stabbing the melting round berry ball in her plate with a spoon

·      her tongue rolling around the strawberry ball of ice cream

·      rotating hand forming a tennis ball of pink ice cream

A knife

·      The sharp edge of the knife lies glistening in the sun

·      the knife lie lonely on the table with no fork in sight

·      her words cuts like a knife through my heart

·      The rusty crumbs on the old knife barely cuts through the bag

·      The shiny knife moves smoothly through the turkey meat

A necktie

·      noose around the neck

·      formal bow tie black and white theme

·      Hawaiian blue wide tie

·      thin rope like tie, a cowboy's accessory

·      Red Polka dot tie contrasting a boring grey suit

A ball

• ·      Ball rolling down the hill
• ·      course  beach ball
• ·      plonk goes the winning ball in the pond, game over
• ·      bouncing forward on a giant ball
• ·      Egg shaped ball embraced by the player, not letting go, until the right millisecond

A drinking glass

·      Crystal edged glass

·      Coffee mug

·      Tin camping mug coffee tasting metal like

·      Long thin soft flutes to celebrate our joy

·      Orange juice in white polystyrene

Sonnet

Shakespeare sonnet
Tests


In the backyard garden
A lady bug went by,
without asking pardon,
of the big old nasty fly.

"And where do you think you're going?"
The fly said very firm
the bug looked like she's glowing
as she made a sharp turn

"I'm off to see the queen
who lives in a hive nearby"
she said with fear unseen
as she almost started to cry

But she knew that she's the one who fears
and she's the one that can stop, that's clear.



The caterpillar yellow and white,
spun itself in a chrysalis closed.
A new evolved creature started the fight
to present itself to the world, exposed.

The creature wiggles its body, wrapped
inside it's own weaved protection.
The beautiful wings painted orange and black,
both flapping with grand new intention.

A new experience of elevated flight
A butterfly emerged with eager splendour
Exploring the world with wonder and delight
Seeing the beautiful flowers, and surrenders.

Did the caterpillar know that such beauty

Would be its eventual duty?

Accident

I need to get away

A siren is going off in my head

As I stumble out the crumbled car

The only remains of an eventful night

That started earlier in the bar

My entire body aches

My head hurts and my eyes blur

My body is tainted with sticky red

That dries and leaves crusty stains

As I leave the bloody wreck

Beaten up just like me

And close by is my mate

Shocked by the event

Pleading ‘please help, please help’

As we make our fearful escape

It’s dark all around the hood

And no one in is in sight or awake

To witness this terrible deed

This thing I did

That I probably never will shake

‘Bro, you f**ed up, bro’

Is all I can hear, and it’s true

The body in the back of the car

Was still and motionless

When I told him its time to go

A night that started with mischief and candor

Boasting egos of boundless freedom

And now Ethan’s dead

I did not just speed a stolen car

I robbed my friend of his life, and killed him

--this poem was inspired by the following event:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11321093

The Special Book

Having a special book
To write your truth
is a magical thing
to admire

The time you take
to formulate words
to express your experience
and show your desire

behold the beauty
of sharing your view
and you never know
who'll you inspire

a powerful being
who just needs a little push
to help create
what they secretly conspire

Best Present

The best present

I've ever received

was a three page poem

from a dear friend

I knew she spend time

hours on end

to come up with the right words

to tell me about her friend

What joy to receive

a letter filled with words

that describes me from

someone else's view

No where to hide

just pure love shared

all because 

My friend cared

Shine your light

Somewhere in the darkness

I see a shining light

A glimmer of hope from misery

Somewhere in the sorrows

A smile is clear in sight

of someone that I used to be

No one ever saw

The pain I felt inside

But maybe that's because

I didn't share my side

If you want to know what love can do

Take another look at me and you

Somewhere in the shadows

an angel glows in white

for all my heart to see

Somewhere in the darkness

There is nowhere left to hide

Shine your light for you and me

Come on Shine our light for all to see

Go on shine your light for you and me

G                             Am

Somewhere in the darkness

   Bm                  

I see a shining light

C                   D                Em     D

A glimmer of hope from mysery

G                           Am

Somewhere in the sorrows

    Bm              

A smile is clear in sight

          C                 D         G

of someone that I used to be

F                    

No one ever saw

C

The pain I felt inside

F

But maybe that's because

C

I didn't share my side

F                                   Am

If you want to know what love can do

C                                             D

Take another look at me and you

G                                Am

Somewhere in the shadows

      Bm

an angel glows in white

        C          D        Em D

for all my heart to see

G                                   Am

Somewhere in the darkness

Bm

There is nowhere left to hide

C                                D          Em

Shine your light for you and me

         C                               D           Em

Come on Shine our light for all to see

            C                            D            G

Go on shine your light for you and me