We can only put One foot in front Of the other That’s all we can do Until we stop Breathless To take in the view
Glacial mountain range Put all on display All her best petals Foliage, seeds and fruit Revealed to me Native orchid colony Applauds our ascent And safe return
Joy and wonder exceeds Pinch in my knees Offspring bound uphill Leaving me as the only Breath that I hear Eyes cloud over Thoughts of one This path does treat In quilt of snow A patchwork of memory From few photos
She keeps me at arms reach This gondwanan sanctuary I can neither see her Up close - the tarns Just one rocky outcrop Too far Maybe in autumn we'll meet She is most popular
Admire liquid pools Of ancient history Sun's spotlight Puts on a show She is made for this Alpine bloodline My blood runs red As the waratahs Swaying on adrenalin Dizzying heights
A bird's nest meets me In my loneliness Overcast sky blinds What parrots were they? Left with my thoughts Never really alone Another mountain I've climbed
I am a saltwater woman I live for the shoreline Motions of waves Racing my heart Pounding the beat Thrill of creatures Beneath my feet Telling me I am alive I am free
Build a shrine to all the ones Who loved you enough And why not? A cairn to help you Find your way When the going is rough Immerse yourself Delicious scents Thoughtful gifts Writing implements Joyous plants Delicate origami cranes Candles to light Dark soul of night Brightly coloured twine Yarn woven into warmth Chosen pieces Sensory overwhelm Typed pages of novels And kind self help Just breathe it in Then let it go The yarns that fell As ends to the floor
It only comes to us As a realisation When we experience Real love in pure form Do we decide Not to settle For anything less
As if new potential Latent for decades Awakens from our chest A new and unfamiliar Creature resides Within our precious Years of life so few Urging you to live To the fullest Knowing what you need To thrive
As time is short No kid could live In a candy store So sweet revival Of my soul Happens in a week Unmeditated Two minds collide Barely sleep Smile and stories To be shared Tea and toes Limbs entwined In brief space Of our lives Delving into Love from afar Greeting new day Goodbyes harder To say with words
There's a time not so long ago It still plays in my mind Like the little girl who giggled Hung her monkey arms around Your neck and made you laugh and smile so much Across the crowded venue Now the size of an adult She sits squarely at me and stares Just like my girl does I stared back too Masks up to our eyes What does she want to know? A silent reply Yes, I love her too
Moments like these can be found on the brink of never after They live on as an image that can never be erased Come what may
Artist: Lucienne Rickard, ecology studies. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
