Platinum toes & high-arched soles point towards a disciplined dream. Pirouette after pirouette, dancing the pas de deux, is what their lives are lived for. But… they tear their muscles, practising day and night, tying and untying silky, smooth ribbons. Each day it starts again, reaching for a D-R-E-A-M that is long-stretched because perfection definesContinue reading “Ballerina”
Me
I am my anxieties, my fears, my quirks, my hopes and my dreams. Aspirations may flutter by, changed by what I think and see; yet they are still a part of me. I am my beliefs, my thoughts, my wishes, my strengths and my weaknesses. Experiences may come and go, people I meet, places IContinue reading “Me”
Today
Locked in a cage of our own making. The push and pull of life has ceased, replaced with a strange half-world guided by disease. Our fears multiply like the virus outside. But hope still resides, in that safe space: our heart-homes. Not alone; thousands, millions, billions all together, but apart, still full of hope.
Fleeting
Life is fleeting, you try to catch it in a moment. Elusive and tricky, it escapes your grasp. You seize it, release it, and want it back again. Only to despair. For it’s flown its cage; fleeing your snare. Life isn’t yours, it’s borrowed; you have to share. Making way for the new. They’ll startContinue reading “Fleeting”
Beach
Aquamarine waves roll in, the subtle hint of vanilla perfuming the air. A warm breeze tickles your skin, inviting and soothing. A paradise at your fingertips, specks of sand, coral-crushed shell, brine-soaked seaweed & scattered palm fronds. They will embellish your memories of this place, forever.
The Kerry Diaries 