Preamble Got this poetry event tonight. Should be preparing. So far today I've lost a contact lens and spent a good 30-45 minutes looking for it as it's the last one! Eventually found it tucked into the space between the sprockets on the old fashioned, brass taps on my wash basin. But not before I... Continue Reading →
Letters To a Young Poet
Looking for a topic to write about? Post A Day ideas not inspiring you? Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet should get your creative juices flowing. If nothing else, reading the letters will have you seriously thinking about your blogging practice. I've excerpted a few passages to build today's post around. "Draw near to... Continue Reading →
the sea was silver again today
The sea was silver again today, as it always is when the sun shines through the grey sky. We can choose to see the silver sheen or the grey day. I choose the silver, sit beside it, soak in its energy, listen to its rhythmical breathing, become one with it.
