By Jenny Hurley & Victoria Spicer Could there be any better way to spend a wintry weekend than in historic Dunkeld with a hundred or so fellow readers and writers? The second Dunkeld Writers Festival boasted a stellar line-up of … Continued
Tea with no strings attached by Guenter Sahr In the cool morning on the plantation’s slopes the dew gathers in the netting of my cowl. Its dampness caresses my aging face and my thoughts turn … Continued
Crashing Waves by Kimberley Rance The waves crash. Salty water wraps around my body. I’m lost within the surf’s foam. Fear overcomes me. My heart is fragmented; it’s in the eye of the storm, the waves … Continued
Life in the Forest by Suzanne Miller On gnarled tree roots rhizomic mushrooms commune – new life from decay.
World Roots by Ben Sexton How long how deep do the world’s roots twine? Along paths of those who came before whose twists and turns are lost to memory Every year deeper still they grow and following those … Continued
Droplets of Joy by Ivor Steven The leaves Azure and emerald Mother Nature’s Tear droplets of joy Daintily dangle Above sacred ground And faithfully Await baptism By cascading sunshine Thereafter The anointed leaves Eternally replenish Mother Nature’s Earthly … Continued
Avatar by Siobhan Alice Damselfly darting A flittering shadow In the reeds Its delicate wings cracked glass reflecting In moonlight Its brief lifespan Stolen from the pond. Damselfly embodies Nature, dances with borrowed power … Continued
Will We Choose Wisely? (a Senryu) by Ivor Steven The owl shook his head Angry feathers flew sideways ‘You must choose wisely!’
By Sue Gourlay It’s not just my way of promoting a sustainable lifestyle. Think of the money I’m saving buying all these recycled dresses and skirts, jumpers, hats, gloves, shoes and socks. Yes I admit, most friends pooh-pooh the … Continued
