She was grateful that hypnotised by the sun’s reassuring splendour and the sea’s incurable restlessness, her own nerves did not recoil and spring within her to destroy this moment of repose.
By the warm glow of sunrise Night tremors of the mind Dissolve and escape As tea tree scent On whirling breeze Alluring mini beasts Plump feathered friends Dainty adept feet To alight on her leaves Bask in the brightness Of summer's rest and ease
Two soothsayers Cureall for one another's Heart-rending pain You light up my face Laughter fills the space Inside my haunted places While I, humbly now Know my way around Herbs and potions In the kitchen Feeling your hunger Like an affliction Aches like shell bones Lying on weathered stones Muscles and sinew Melt at the touch Waves wash over you Under the spell Of our lips Tide is in
Spending my days Writing to ghosts Of my past Asking them to Reveal themselves Materialise before eyes But they refuse Thump, thud, voices In the night All contrived By my mind and heart Convinced I don't live In this world alone Colonies of tall trees To sea grasses swaying On movement of ocean breeze Salt spray dries Salty tears Unfathomable depths Overcome latent fears Echoes of waves Lap at my back, soothingly Whisper to mine ears You are never alone In the natural world
I wandered aimlessly From camp Collecting kindling For my kin Surveying burnt out Trunks of old memories Till one day sun Illuminated A fresh young patch Tender mouths open To the sky Nestled inside A hallowed stump I pondered upon Their origin Flying in on breeze
Lineage significant In world of humans While evolution of Plants and animals Takes centuries We people are adept At changing So frequently Sometimes in just One moment From mate to prey
Count the stars of heaven 