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Category: Poetry

Poetry from the mountain

Posted on August 31, 2018August 31, 2018 by BritMumInNZ

The higher altitude suits my mood at least for a day or two I’m not missing the ocean or the salty sea breeze there is a clarity to the air here I feel high on its vibe gliding down the snow cloaked slopes riding the volcano with a smile from my heart I feel so…

Hello little fantail! Natural learning prompted by nature…

Posted on April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 by BritMumInNZ

This gorgeous fantail found its way through my kitchen door, up the stairs and into my daughter’s bedroom. She loves nature and was enchanted by our little visitor. We often have birds coming into our home, living surrounded by trees and native bush, but they usually stay in the living room and don’t venture as…

Lavender scent on a whisper of air – poetry on a Sunday

Posted on November 20, 2017November 20, 2017 by BritMumInNZ

  Relaxed in a hammock, I smile, watching my seven year old daughter, a florist for a moment, carefully cutting roses from the garden, clutched in her fist. The thorns she is wary of, bees she accepts for without their buzzing, there’d be no roses footsteps are left with care, leaving no debts roses arranged,…

It takes – but forget – we will not

Posted on November 16, 2017February 12, 2022 by BritMumInNZ

The disease does nothing but take – life long memories slowly ripped away whilst new ones can no longer be retained.   She’s at her happiest in the moment – when walking in nature throwing seeds for the birds watching squirrels forage for nuts.   Together we sit, and colour in pictures pick lavender and smell…

The Glass Jar

Posted on April 5, 2017April 5, 2017 by BritMumInNZ

THE GLASS JAR   Daylight saving has ended the earth has turned on its axis days have shortened nights are long and when the clouds set in – with incessant rain the darkness tries to pull me along. . I turn to the glass jar a recipe of strength to ward off the blackness.  …

Paws #NaPoWriMo

Posted on April 3, 2017April 3, 2017 by BritMumInNZ

PAWS Floorboards marked with mud and sand telling stories of the land; adventures in the rain muddy tracks, sodden fields blades of grass sticks and twigs – all brought in on his paws. Days of sunshine spent on beaches sand on beds and couches, remnants of a day well spent. Grass spurs from country walks,…

Autumn mushroom #NaPoWriMo

Posted on April 3, 2017April 3, 2017 by BritMumInNZ

MUSHROOM On the edge of the forest path, defiant to the shortening day, the fungi’s startling colour stood, bold red, with white spots, under which a fairy ought to play. It stood in stark contrast to the greens and browns, tree roots, rotting leaves and muddy ditches. Autumn could not be ignored and the mushroom warned not to…

Gone bush | Prose for Thought

Posted on July 8, 2016July 8, 2016 by BritMumInNZ

I’ve been really enjoying having my youngest daughter around at home a lot more and we have been spending time reading books out loud and drawing, taking bush walks and playing around on the piano, doing head stands and dancing, essentially being in the moment, together, and it’s been wonderful. I think all this ‘play’…

Winter days | seeking light | #Prose4T | #ThePrompt | Sun

Posted on July 3, 2016July 8, 2016 by BritMumInNZ

I feel the light pulling me out, from the dark enveloping me, I’m clinging to the dappled rays, focusing on their offer of warmth, as the cold air creeps around me. It’s a battle of light and dark, winter’s steely grasp on my hand, leading me into the tunnel. Bright chinks in the darkness save…

I must be a runner now… a poem

Posted on May 23, 2016May 28, 2016 by BritMumInNZ

There’s days when I’m not convinced, that I’m really ‘a runner’ now, and then I have a crazy moment, where not even the weather can stop me. I used to drive past runners, on inclement days, and wonder, ‘Why?!’ A part of me admired their determination, but on the whole, I thought they were crazy……

In between the ages – a poem

Posted on May 12, 2016May 12, 2016 by BritMumInNZ

In between the ages, is where I am right now, as they write the pages, that their young lives sow. Their grandparents live a time that treasures every moment – knowing life is no mime, but to live in the present. I sit in between, silently observing, holding tight, with hands keen, hoping for smooth…

School holiday crescendo #NaPoWriMo #Prose4T

Posted on April 22, 2016 by BritMumInNZ

It’s school holidays here and so my usual hobbies are naturally taking a back seat. Not much time for writing and running, but the day 17 prompt on the 2016 National Poetry Writers Month website caught my interest yesterday. The prompt was; ‘Find, either on your shelves or online, a specialized dictionary. Now write a poem that…

Jump | #ThePrompt

Posted on April 15, 2016September 2, 2022 by BritMumInNZ

JUMP! You make it look effortless to jump A fluid body at ease in the air Feet barely touch down before they fly No fear holds you back, again you fly Your body sailing into the next jump Flipping over like a leaf in the air Smile beaming every time you catch the air Arms…

Shadow of the evening sun

Posted on April 15, 2016April 15, 2016 by BritMumInNZ

Playfully, the shadow led her feet, On a merry dance, in the soft grained sand, Illuminated by the glowing sun. The shadow tall, a stranger to meet, And yet, their merry dance, with nature’s band, Was in perfect step, accented well, By the evening light, of the glowing sun, Playing till dusk, when, then, her…

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